Post-war legislation favored businesses in order to boost the economy, and for the next few years, employment and stock prices skyrocketed. Progressive education continued in schools and universities and more Americans received secondary education.
1920’s Milestones:
- 1920 – The term “internship” emerges.1
- 1920 – Women’s Bureau established.2
- 1921 – The Emergency Quota Act passed.3
- 1924 – The GE Hawthorne Studies on Motivation (conducted from 1924-1927).4
- 1924 – Indian Citizenship Act.5
- 1924 – The National Association of Appointments Secretaries (NAAS) founded.6
- 1926 – The Eastern College Personnel Officers (ECPO) founded.7
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