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  2. Cars in the 1920s - Wikipedia

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    The end of World War I saw the rise in the economic power of the United States due to its active trade, growing industry, and support of the Allied nations in the war. Its supplying of agricultural and manufactured goods to the Allied nations greatly boosted its economy, while the economies of Germany, France, and Great Britain suffered from major decreases in export trade activity and from ...

  3. Luella Bates - Wikipedia

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    Luella Bates was the first of six female employees of the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. [2] chosen as test and demonstration drivers and worked as an FWD truck driver from 1918 to 1922. [3] During World War I she was a test driver traveling throughout the state of Wisconsin in a Model B truck. After the war, when the majority of the women working ...

  4. Galloway (car) - Wikipedia

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    The company was very unusual in the world of car making in that it was largely run and staffed by women. For a while the cars were advertised as "a car made by ladies for others of their sex". The factory had originally been built as a wartime aero engine plant and Thomas Pullinger , the manager of Arrol-Johnston, was persuaded by his daughter ...

  5. Women in the automotive industry - Wikipedia

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    Women began finding work when World War I began in 1914; they had to take the jobs of men who had gone to war. A wide range of jobs needed filling. A wide range of jobs needed filling. Automotive machines were in large production around this time to supply the United States and other countries with vehicles for war.

  6. Roaring Twenties - Wikipedia

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    The 1920s was a period of social revolution, coming out of World War I, society changed as inhibitions faded and youth demanded new experiences and more freedom from old controls. Chaperones faded in importance as "anything goes" became a slogan for youth taking control of their subculture. [ 75 ]

  7. Elwood Haynes - Wikipedia

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    Elwood Haynes (October 14, 1857 – April 13, 1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur and industrialist.He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensitic stainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States.

  8. Auto industry has ‘all kinds of opportunities’ for women ...

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    Though men have historically dominated the auto industry, women have become more visible in leadership roles. For instance, Mary Barra, who leads General Motors, became the first female CEO of a ...

  9. Category:1920s cars - Wikipedia

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    S. Samson Tractor; Saxon Motor Car Company; Scripps-Booth; Secqueville-Hoyau; Severin Motor Car Company; Shawmobile; Sheridan (automobile) Simplic; Sizaire Frères