The Roaring 20's brought on a lot of changes in the United States. The economy started booming and many people saw a 22% growth in their paychecks.

It was illegal to consume or make alcohol in the United States due to Prohibition, but many more Americans began to drink or drink more.

And with the passing of the 19th Amendment, women were given the right to vote.
This new era brought on a new type of woman called a "flapper."

She danced, drank, smoked, and voted.
She cut her hair, wore make-up, and partied until dawn.
She was sexually liberated.

People started to believe that women were sexual beings with wants and needs,
and if they held back these desires, they would self-destruct

Ruth did let go of all her inhibitions but still managed to destroy herself as well as those around her.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss one of the most famous executions of a murderess
you most likely have never heard of Ruth Brown Snyder

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Smith Denies Snyder Plea by Frank Dolan Daily News New York 1/11/28
She had to die by Ann Jones American Heritage
Snyder's life sad says mother Times Union 3/31/27
Gray testimony Muncie Evening Press 5/5/27
Various articles on front page of Mansfield News 1/13/28
Ruth Brown Snyder Wiki
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Encyclopedia.com
The Gray Space Between Life and Death James Mitchell 6/6/19
Psychoanalyst new hope for her attorney Daily News New York 11/1/28/27
Murder plot of blonde siren led to doom by Winifred Van Duzer Philadelphia Enquirer 6/8/41
Economic Boom of the 1920s
Roaring 20's
Roaring twenties
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Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition Facts
Woman weeps and drops into chair Birmingham News 5/10/27



Join Jen and Cam as they discuss one of the most famous executions of a murderess

you most likely have never heard of, Ruth Brown Snyder

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