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    basically started after the Seneca Falls Convention‚ which was a meeting‚ created for Lucretia Mott who was an orator‚ and that was where they realized that they had to do something so that women were given equal rights. After they passed the fifteenth amendment in which they gave black men the right to vote‚ Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were not happy because women were not included. They started to try to get the women’s rights to vote state by state‚ but unfortunately were not able to. Alice

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    The 19th century was an era of corruption‚ serious social problems and economic growth.These were all veiled by a thin gold lining. This era was referred to as the “Gilded Age”This name‚ given my Mark Twain means that this era was glimmering from the surface and corrupt from within and though centuries have passed‚ many can agree that we are still facing similar problems in our current time.From politics‚ foreign policy‚ economics and social issues it is as if we are reliving the Gilded Age in a

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    musical life of the 19th century. Due: 4 October 2012 The 19th century was an era of change. There were lots of progression in technology‚ science‚ and philosophy that gradually turned European society away from the past centuries. Women’s status in the 19th century Europe also changed. Many of the 19th century women were able to have a profession as they received higher and wider education‚ and also allowed to have more participation in society. In the musical life of 19th century Europe‚ numbers

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    Jennifer Schultze History 417 T/TH February 17th 2017 Response #1 The U.S. West during the 19th century was a frontier built on hope‚ opportunities‚ and dreams. The idea of white masculinity on the frontier portrayed by cowboys in dime novels misrepresents the diverse population of the U.S. West. Popular culture has suppressed the rich history of diversity in the region. For many minorities‚ the frontier offered job opportunities‚ religious freedom‚ escape from segregation‚ the chance to own land

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    reflected on most pressing concerns of their time and seeking for a ways to better the world plague by revolutions and wars. Neoclassicism was the most prevalent artistic movement of the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Founded on aesthetic attitudes based on the art‚ literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome‚ it emphasized form‚ proportion‚ restrained emotion and simplicity. In a number of ways‚ the rise of Neoclassicism can be attributed to Enlightenment

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    we know began in New York in the early 19th century. "Reformation" was the goal of the founders of the system. During the colonial period and in the early years of the nation‚ long-term imprisonment was not a common form of punishment in prison. Instead‚ execution was the prescribed penalty for a wide range of offenses. People who committed less serious offenses faced public punishment such as pillorying‚ whipping and maiming. At the beginning of the 19th century‚ imprisonment had replaced public

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    In 19th century‚ America was going through a rapid change. In this era‚ people took numerous efforts to improve American society. One of the ways they used to make this happen is by Utopian movement. Utopian movement was an effort taken to create a perfect society with people’s idea and opinions. Utopian experiments took place because people found American society in that era was imperfect with inequalities and wanted to make it perfect for everybody to live. Eventually‚ these communities went on

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    In the 19th century‚ both North America and Europe underwent a lot of changes. To begin with‚ economically America experienced the Industrial Revolution. Americans were less in their homes and on the farms and moved to the cities where the men worked in offices and factories. Steel manufacturing became the dominant industry with an abundance of iron ore deposits and rich coal. There was easy access to cheap water transportation routes which aided in speeding the nation’s economy (“Iron and Steel

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    The Differences Between 16th and 19th Century Imperialism and their Effects on the World Today. Name: Mr. Big Student #: C10539956 Course: INS 201 Professor: Dr. Ventricle 1. What is ‘imperialism’? How did 19th-century colonialism‚ empire building‚ high imperialism differ from those of earlier times: in particular from the colonialism of early- modern mercantilism (16th to18th centuries)? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------

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    Relations between women in the 18th and 19th centuries. Theme: Relations between women in the 18th and 19th centuries. Thesis: Relationships between women in the nineteenth century America created a web of love and support for women. Mothers and daughters‚ sisters and friends from childhood formed emotional and sometimes physical bonds that lasted lifetimes. These ties were acknowledged and easily accepted in their societies. Many women survived unthinkable hardships such as geographical isolation

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