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"1918: The Progressive Era" and
"1920: Prohibition, the Roaring 20s,
and the Jazz Age"

Dear Friend,


Please consider joining us in the coming weeks for events in our American History Series. You can find all of our upcoming events in this series here ([link removed]) .

Our next two webinars are:
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Join NAS this Thursday, December 16th, at 2 pm ET as we discuss "1918: The Progressive Era."

In the early 1900s, a wave of social activism and political reform dedicated to correcting the problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and corruption spread across the United States. The Progressive Era's sweeping reforms in areas such as food production and labor law still affect our lives today.

What role did the idea of scientific management play in the Progressive Era? How successful were efforts to root out corruption in business and politics? The Progressive Era saw some of the most damaging social movements of the modern era emerge, including, most notably, eugenics. How did an idea such as that gain such widespread cache?

This webinar will feature Mark Wahlgren Summers, Professor of History at the University of Kentucky; Bradley C. S. Watson, Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College; and Steven J. Diner, Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark.

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Join NAS on Tuesday, January 4th, at 2 pm ET as we discuss "1920: Prohibition, the Roaring 20s, and the Jazz Age."

In the 1920s, life in the United States took a dramatic turn towards modernity. Cars, telephones, radios, and appliances began to see widespread use. Old traditions and cultural institutions began to give way to new forms of music, dance, lifestyle, and fashion. During this time, America saw the rise of Prohibition and the development of a new style of music that came to define the more free-wheeling style of the decade -- jazz.

What was the dominant feeling in the nation during these years? How did jazz exemplify that feeling? How did Prohibition affect the counter-cultural ethos of the decade?

This webinar will feature Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher and Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age; Sean Beienburg, Assistant Professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University; and Donald L. Miller, John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette College.

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I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars

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