The Roaring Twenties

First Female Delegate
In 1929, Agnes Macphail was sent to Geneva, Switzerland as Canada's first ever female delegate to the League of Nations.

The Persons Case
At the time, women were unable to be appointed to senate because according to the British North American Act, women were not considered persons. Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louis Mckinney, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Irene Parlby successfully challenged the definition of persons in this act to include women, not only allowing women to be appointed to senate, but also preventing women from being denied rights due to a narrow interpretation of the law.

Prohibition
The U.S banned alcohol at the start of the decade and the smuggling of alcohol became a huge industry. Canadian distillery owners earned fortunes supplying alcohol to the Americans.

Regionalism - Quebec
Continuing economic problems drove many French-Canadians to big cities and the U.S. To prevent this the Quebec government encouraged American capitalists to invest in the province's natural resources, allowing American money to fuel their economy.

Automobiles
Demand for automobiles greatly increased in the mid-twenties. To keep up with demand, thousands of new jobs were created on assembly lines.

Warner Brother Pictures
Jack Warner and his three brothers founded Warner Brother Pictures in 1923. It was the largest entertainment company at the time and produced the first stop motion picture movie with synchronized sound in 1927.

Music
Jazz was the music of the 1920's. It originated from New-Orleans and made its way to Canada.

Dance
Along with music came dance moves like the charleston, black bottom and fox trot.