THE ROARING TWENTIES

THE ROARING TWENTIES
15 MEMBERS MAXIMUM IN PERSON
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.    January 28 – March 18 (8 Sessions)
Course Leaders: Brenda McQuaid and Sheila Wawanash; Fee: $60
The social and cultural period known as the post-WW1
Roaring Twenties was a time of economic growth and
widespread prosperity with new technologies such
as automobiles, moving pictures, and radio. Major
changes occurred in fashion, art and leisure. There
are so many interesting social changes from that
time, many that parallel other decades such as the
decadent 1980’s. What interesting aspect would you
explore?

Possible Topics: Impacts of Prohibition, immigration
issues, employment for women, women’s suffrage;
the lost generation; development of mass production
across industries; influences of radio, cinema, art
deco, and expressionism; emergence of literary greats
(Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein), and recording artists.