Module 7 Part 3 Flashcards
an amendment drafted by Alice Paul that promised to end all sex discrimination by guaranteeing that “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction”
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA
young, modern woman who embraced the new morality and fashions of the Jazz Age
flapper
the notion that African Americans had a distinct and separate national heritage that should inspire pride and a sense of community
Negro nationalism
the more permissive mores adopted by many young people in the 1920s
new morality
a nineteenth-century term for the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages that became popular during prohibition
bootlegging
an amendment passed in 1919 that banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol. It was eventually repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Eighteenth Amendment
someone who lives outside of their home country
expatriate
a group of writers who came of age during World War I and expressed their disillusionment with the era
Lost Generation