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The Roar Begins: Significant Events of the Early 20s

US Women’s Suffrage Social Change The 19th Amendment of the US Constitution was ratified on August 26 in 1920, stating, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, in 1912…

Lover of Picasso and other cubist painters, twentieth-century poet, Gertrude Stein, sought to “rediscover what lies behind nouns” (Ramazani 177). This desire heavily resonates in her poetry, including “A carafe, that is a blind glass.“Never before had a carafe, a … Continue reading

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