The 1920s have been described a “New Era.” From the flaming youth and flappers to the “New Negro” and “New Woman” to “Harlem Renaissance” artists and the “lost generation” of authors to Freudianism and Darwinism to the takeoff in the airplane industry and driving force of the automobile, so much was “new” about the 1920s. What “new” events, trends, person(s), movement(s), book(s), and/or movie(s), stand out to you about the 1920s? Note: You are not required to respond to each category. What has been the lasting influence or legacy of what you selected as “new” during the 1920s?

The 1920s have been described a “New Era.” From the flaming youth and flappers to the “New Negro” and “New Woman” to “Harlem Renaissance” artists and the “lost generation” of authors to Freudianism and Darwinism to the takeoff in the airplane industry and driving force of the automobile, so much was “new” about the 1920s. What “new” events, trends, person(s), movement(s), book(s), and/or movie(s), stand out to you about the 1920s? Note: You are not required to respond to each category. What has been the lasting influence or legacy of what you selected as “new” during the 1920s?