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Roaring 20's/Deppression Era
Roaring 20's/Deppression Era -
19th Amendment Passed: Women receive the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment is passed into law. GA ratifies it in 1970. -
Boll Weevil
During this time, the Boll Weevil was introduced to Georgia. This caused farmers to have their cotton prices cut in half. But because the Dust Bowl and the stock market hadn't crashed yet, they were still able to make a living. -
End of Woodrow Wilson's Presidential Term
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First Woman to be Elected into Senate
Rebecca Latimer Felton becomes the first woman elected into the US Senate. This however lasted only a day, before Walter F. George took her place. -
Carving Begins on Stone Mountain
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Boll Weevil Continues
The Boll Weevil continues to strike crops in GA. -
Stock Market Crash
The Great Deppression begins. Farmers took a heavy hit when crop prices dropped even more. -
Dust Bowl
A series of droughts and dust storms that plagued the south.
