Daniel Zucker Lewis Hine was an American photographer and sociologist. Lewis used his photography as a tool in American social reform concentrating on ending child labor. This photograph was taken around 1908‚ after Hine was hired by the Child Labor Committee to take pictures of child labor. The pictures that Hine took working for the committee were largely responsible for ending child labor. People knew what was happening‚ but never saw how bad and in such an emotion provoking way. Lewis Hine was
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The social gospel movement was a reform movement that was emerged among Protestant Christians to improve the economic‚ moral and social conditions of the urban working class. One prominent leader of the social gospel movement was a New York City pastor and theologian called Walter Rauschenbusch. Protestant leaders followed Rauschenbusch’s idea that social problems were actually just moral problems on a large scale‚ and they were convinced that many social issues could be cured by what they called
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During the early 1900s‚ the national reform was the American Association for Labor Legislation and President Theodore Roosevelt supported a traditional European social insurance platform that consists of health insurance‚ workers‚ unemployment‚ etc. However‚ the barriers and challenges of this reform were from several areas. For example‚ the American Federation of Labor believed people should be able to rely on their economic strength. Employers also opposed this bill because they were afraid of
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DBQ As the Second Great Awakening sprung up in Antebellum America during the early 1800s‚ a time of new ideas and change came upon the nation. The religious revival promoted emotionalism in Americans‚ sparking a chain of social reforms. These reforms sought to shape the moralities of Americans and gain liberty for those in need of it--expanding democratic ideals. In political aspects‚ major reforms such as the abolition movement and the women’s movement aspired to lawfully gain natural
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additionally‚ the 1867 Reform Act also had a significant impact on the issues that were being addressed by politics. Whereas before‚ the aristocracy had basically decided what happened in the country‚ the act meant that issues were being brought to light that had never been discussed properly in public before. This was very important as it not only changed public but it also changed society too. Issues such as the legislation surrounding drinking‚ education and taxation were now being impacted on
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Women and the Fight for Reform Women in the late 19th century‚ except in the few western states where they could vote‚ were denied much of a role in the governing process. Nonetheless‚ educated the middle-class women saw themselves as a morally uplifting force and went on to be reformers. Jane Addams opened the social settlement of Hull House in 1889. It offered an array of services to help the poor deal with slum housing‚ disease‚ crowding‚ jobless‚ infant mortality‚ and
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Sunmi Famule Hour 5 DBQ The Antebellum reform movement represented a turning point regarding the furthering of Democratic ideals. Between the times of 1825-1850‚ the Democratic ideals (liberty‚ equality and pursuit of happiness) spread amongst American. Reforms such as abolitionism‚ social‚ institutional‚ and religious (second great awakening) furthered this ideals. The Second Great awakening ushered in a new perspective on religion. No longer was the Church cookie cutter. New forms of churches
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living conditions. The Progressive Movement resulted in response to these issues. Members and advocates of this movement were usually white (some blacks too)‚ middle-class‚ Christian‚ mostly college educated women (and men). They sought to achieve social justice through equality and enhance life in America for everyone. To further the nation’s democratic ideals‚ they hoped to incorporate reforms based on the expectations of the majority public. The Progressive Movement was a success because even though
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The Progressive Movement was started as a response to political and business abuses. Many people were suffering from unhealthy living and working conditions. There were also injustices in the government. Reforms were initiated by individuals and groups of people to improve this. One problem people were facing was women’s voting rights. Beginning in the mid 1800’s‚ several woman suffrage supporters did whatever they could to fight for their right to vote. Women were not allowed to vote until 1920
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Educational Reform Movement In the early 1800s education in American wasn ’t the best. Most schools were small and only went for 6 weeks because the children worked on their family farms. Other‚ more wealthy‚ children would have a tutor in their homes or they would be sent to a private school. The children that did go to school would sit in a one room building with 60 other children. The teachers also didn ’t have much training and has limited knowledge to teach the children. They also received
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