In December of 1873 women staged a revolt against saloon owners in states like Ohio and New York. Several thousand saloons were temporally shut down but many opened back up shortly after closure. In 1874‚ the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded. Frances Willard was the leader of the WCTU‚ and the WCTU became the most powerful women’s organization in the late nineteenth-century. Although its focus was on temperance‚ under the leadership
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One of the most important questions in the late 1800s is how do you rebuild after the death of the one man who held the country together through a civil war‚ President Lincoln‚ and after the decimation of Southern infrastructure; much to the dismay of the Republican party‚ who controlled the politics at this time‚ the Reconstruction failed to accomplish its chief goal of promoting equality as the country fell back into its antebellum ways. In an effort to right the wrongs of the past‚ Republicans
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Ellen Gould Harmon White‚ née Ellen Gould Harmon (born Nov. 26‚ 1827‚ Gorham‚ Maine‚ U.S.—diedJuly 16‚ 1915‚ St. Helena‚ Calif.)‚ American religious leader who was one of the founders of theSeventh-day Adventist Church and whose prophecies and other guidance were central to that denomination’s early growth. Ellen Harmon sustained a serious injury at the age of nine that left her facially disfigured and for some time unable to attend school. Her education ended with a brief period at the Westbrook
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Brianda Arantxa LopezGarcia 10/01/2012. Writing 100 Informative Essay History of Tennis Most people are somewhat aware of the diverse array of sports that are played around the world. This awareness was probably attained firsthand‚ through actually playing these sports or observing these sports being played. This is because sports have somehow worked their way into our hearts‚ by bringing people from different backgrounds together to work towards to common goal‚ whether the goal is
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speech‚ it came as a surprise to citizens of Britain and the USA‚ leading to a very critical response. Churchill was labeled‚ as he had been in the past‚ as an alarmist and a war-monger. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30th‚ 1874. He was Prime Minister of the UK from 1940-1945 and again from 1951-1955‚ leading the conservative party during the whole period. He led Britain to victory during the Second Word War‚ but also was prolific writer. He passed on January 24th‚ 1965. He
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Claude Monet’s "Impression‚ soleil levant"� (sunrise) Oil on canvas [48 x 63 cm] The impressionist era lasted from 1872-1880 and when Monet painted "Impression‚ sunrise"� in 1873‚ the period had just begun. "Impression‚ sunrise"� epitomizes impressionistic artwork with its defining style of light playing with objects. Claude Monet’s "Impression‚ Sunrise"� epitomizes impressionistic artwork with its defining style of fluttery brush strokes and a blurry portrayal of an actual image. The quick‚ indistinct
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was publicly performed in Moscow‚ but‚ in contrast‚ his first opera‚ the Voyevoda‚ debuted with a much less enthusiastic reaction. Tchaikovsky pitched The Voyevoda‚ but saved some of it’s music to be used in his next work; an opera named Oprichnik. 1874 was a big year for Tchaikovsky and his work: Oprichnik took stage‚ earning some acclamation; his Second Symphony was performed and produced him praise; his opera‚ Vakula the Smith‚ played‚ receiving both harsh and critical reviews‚ but Tchaikovsky
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been possible without the great inventors like Michael Faraday that proved in 1831 that vibrations of metal could be converted to electrical impulses or Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell creating the first steel diaphragm/electromagnet receiver in 1874 and later perfectioned the phone system in 1876. While we are attracted by such innovation technology‚ are we also aware of its negative impact? In fact‚ mobile phones have brought a lot of attention to law makers‚ city officials‚ and
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Cited: Ibsen‚ Henrik. “A Dollhouse‚ Acts II & III”. Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson‚ 2007. 1874-1891.
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The invention of smaller‚ more efficient‚ and more durable transistors brought a revolution in electronics. They became an important discovery that changed the world forever. The first ideas and experimentation with solid-state electronics began in 1874‚ but researchers gave it up because other researchers came out at this same time with vacuum tubes that appeared to work better. Vacuum tubes helped advance the electronic technology‚ but they had their limitations. For example‚ because tubes used
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