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POLITICS OF THE 1920sPOLITICS OF THE 1920s
Aurthur Meighen
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Borden
1919: Laurier Dies1919: Laurier Dies
New Liberal Leader elected:New Liberal Leader elected:William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
1920 Borden Resigns1920 Borden ResignsArthur Meighen New Prime Arthur Meighen New Prime
Minister Minister
1920 - November 2: 1920 - November 2: First ‘licensed’ commercial First ‘licensed’ commercial
Radio broadcastRadio broadcast
First Hockey Night in Canada First Hockey Night in Canada Foster Hewitt: March 22, 1923Foster Hewitt: March 22, 1923
1927 – The First ‘Talkie’1927 – The First ‘Talkie’The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer is released is released
Flapper GirlsFlapper Girls““The flapper was the heroine of the Jazz The flapper was the heroine of the Jazz
Age. With short hair and a short skirt, Age. With short hair and a short skirt, with turned-down hose and powdered with turned-down hose and powdered knees - the flapper must have seemed to knees - the flapper must have seemed to her mother like a rebel. No longer her mother like a rebel. No longer confined to home and tradition, the confined to home and tradition, the typical flapper was a young women who typical flapper was a young women who was often thought of as a little fast and was often thought of as a little fast and maybe even a little brazen. Mostly, the maybe even a little brazen. Mostly, the flapper offended the older generation flapper offended the older generation because she defied conventions of because she defied conventions of acceptable feminine behavior. The acceptable feminine behavior. The flapper was ‘modern.’” flapper was ‘modern.’”
First female MP Agnes First female MP Agnes Macphail elected December 6, Macphail elected December 6,
19211921
The Persons’ CaseThe Persons’ Case
The Persons’ Case was fought by five The Persons’ Case was fought by five Albertan womenAlbertan women
Emily MurphyEmily Murphy Nellie McClung Nellie McClung Irene Parlby Irene Parlby Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards Louise McKinney Louise McKinney
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