Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

In 1901, after earning her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, Davis became superintendent of the New York State Reformatory ...

The Woodson History Center is open Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekends from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission ...

Speaking of women, the 1920s was a great time when women played a prominent role. From getting the vote at the start of a decade, they were prominent in everything from movies to fashion.

A new exhibit at the University of Minnesota highlights the overlooked contributions of women architects in Minnesota from ...

Females were employed in jobs that were traditionally associated with women, for example servants, seamstresses, secretaries and nurses. By the end of the 1920s, there were significant changes to ...

along with the dawn of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age—eras of great social change. Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 17. The 19th ...

In the 1920s, some women's lives changed radically due to the introduction of new rights and jobs. The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, and some women voted in the November 1920 election.