Age of Oil, Prohibition and Women's Suffrage 1901-1929

Timeline of the Era

• January 10,1901 Spindletop Hill bursts with oil
• Texas population and economy weren't the only things to change with oil discovery-new industry
• Extreme poverty, child labor and discrimination were common
• Women across Texas fight for the right to vote

Timeline continued

• Reformers banned alcohol sales

Age of Oil (Spindletop Hill)

• January 10, 1901 Anthony F. Lucas, Patillo Higgins and John Galey strike gold with oil

Spindletop hill continued

• The news of Spindletop spread quickly. The oil well was expected to produce 5 barrels of oil a day. Instead, it was making 100,000 barrels per day. It was making more than all the other oil wells in the U.S combined

Population

• In 1901 the beginning of the Era had a population of 10,000 people
• After news of Spindletop spread the population grew to 50,000 people

Women's suffrage

• In 1918 women in Texas were able to vote thanks to Minnie Fisher Cunningham
• On August 26, 1920 the 19th amendment was passed which meant all women could vote

Prohibition

• Prohibition started in 1920
• People did not like that alcohol was banned so they would protest
• The prohibition amendment was repealed on December 5, 1933

Facts

• Many families lived without electricity
• People came to drill oil wells, lay pipelines, work in oil refineries and sell land and equipment

Summary

• In the era oil was found which boosted the population
• Women also earned the right to vote in this era
• Lastly alcohol was banned in the middle of this era

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