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    How could men rely on women to do so much for them but they could not respect women? Women did not get the respect that they deserved. It was hard for women during the 1800s being that a lot of the major wars were taking place during this time. As men and women it specifically says in the bill of rights “that we are granted with many different freedoms” (First Ten Amendments) but to only get no respect in return. Men have no room to talk being that they get the respect they deserve while women get

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    union Labor Unions began forming in the late 1800s. They formed to provide workers with more rights. However they were opposed on many fronts. The unions faced an uphill battle against business owners and even other workers. From 1865 to 1940‚ the development of labor unions was generally a negative force leading to economic disruption and unnecessary laws that stifled businesses and hindered job growth. Worker’s parties started to shape in the late 1800s. The thought behind them was to take care

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    DBQ Essay During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ Progressive reformers worked to improve American society. Their goals included protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ improving working conditions‚ and expanding democracy. The ones being talked about in this essay are protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ and the improvement of working conditions. Protecting consumers is important in various ways. It is unhealthy not to be protecting consumers. By doing this

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    Throughout history‚ women have always been discriminated against in terms of work and finance. Since women first entered the workforce in the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution‚ women have always earned less than their male counterparts. Although women’s movements have made great progress over the past several decades‚ there is a lot left to accomplish. To overcome the social injustices of antiquated gender roles‚ women have strived to advance their education and careers to help pave the way

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    far from perfect when deciding what laws to act upon and who was granted rights‚ two of the most important documents from the 1800’ are Sarah Grimke’s Letter XII: Legal Disabilities of Women‚ and Plessy Versus Ferguson‚ a Supreme Court case. They both are historical documents that changed history and how we view who has rights. There two most oppressed groups in the 1800s were people of color and women. They both believe that they should have equal rights‚ similar to the white male American and should

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    The Organized Labor Movement It was in the 1800s‚ that the United States started to gain considerable wealth because of industrial expansion. Along with this it provided a wider variety of cheaper goods. Then economic growth started to cause issues‚ the people working were struggling to survive. Women‚ immigrants and minorities faced discrimination (Lapsansky-Werner 91). Immigrants started to take up a large portion of the workforce because they were willing to work for low wages and that was

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    Consumer psychology in the late 1800s to the early 1900s dramatically affected advertising today. Consumer psychology is the study of how the human brain decides what to buy. Consumer psychology is closely related to marketing in the way that it analyses the human brain and tries to understand patterns. Between 1890-1925 advertising and marketing became huge in America (History of Consumer Behavior: a Marketing Perspective). Back in the 1800s there were no “brands‚” merchants wanted to get news of

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    Coby Deitch Mrs. Eichleay 8th Grade Social Studies March 11‚ 2016 Economic fighting in the 1800s Historical Context: President Quincy Adam’s term was over and the election leading to Andrew Jackson’s presidency was heavy with political parties. Quincy Adams served as a diplomat‚ a senator‚ and was in the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson was in the Congress‚ a senator‚ a national hero when his forces defeated the Creek and Seminole Indians‚ and fought in New Orleans during the War of 1812

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    left poor. Progressives wanted to fix economic and social actions through group actions toward freedom and liberty. There was a rapidly changing political system and in the 1800s people started to noticed that the industry wanted to keep cost down and prices high‚ which resulted in low wages and long hours. The working conditions were also not the best. Newspapers learned that they could make money off of releasing stories about industrialization abuse in America. Journalist known as Muckrakers would

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    Imagine that you couldn’t do simple things like vote‚ own property‚ have most jobs‚ or even have a good education because of something you can’t control. In the 1800s‚ many women didn’t have equal rights until a war happened. Then‚ millions of women took charge and fought for what they believed in. "Rosie the Riveter" was a symbol of the contribution of women in women in America. It was used in many ads so that women would get nontraditional jobs in the workplace. Because of the war‚ many men and

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