ition ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁illegal ▁to ▁sell ▁and ▁consume ▁alco hol . ▁This ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁constant ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁era . ▁They ▁inst illed ▁this ▁" no ble ▁experiment " ▁to ▁reduce ▁crime ▁and ▁cor ruption , ▁solve ▁social ▁problems , ▁reduce ▁the ▁tax ▁bur den ▁created ▁by ▁pr isons ▁and ▁poor h ouses , ▁and ▁improve ▁health ▁and ▁h yg iene . ▁The ▁nation wide ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁alco hol ▁was ▁ignored ▁by ▁many ▁resulting ▁in ▁spe ake as ies . ▁Another ▁important ▁am end ment ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Am end ment , ▁which ▁gave ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁revolution ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁sphere ▁of ▁human ▁activity . ▁F ashion ▁was ▁no ▁exception ; ▁women ▁entered ▁the ▁work force ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁and ▁they ▁felt ▁liber ated . ▁F ashion ▁tr ends ▁became ▁more ▁accessible , ▁mascul ine , ▁and ▁practical , ▁creating ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁" The ▁New ▁Woman ". ▁F la ppers ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁women ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁wore . ▁The ▁con str ict ive ▁cor set , ▁an ▁essential ▁under gar ment ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁wa ist ▁th inner , ▁became ▁a ▁thing ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁fab rics ▁and ▁new ▁means ▁of ▁fast ening ▁cl othing ▁affected ▁f ash