WOMEN: THE NEW ART PATRONS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICA Art was not always a woman’s pursuit‚ like it is nowadays. In the late 18th century‚ during the Enlightenment‚ the idea of the “gentleman” pervaded American culture‚ as exemplified by Ben Franklin. Arts‚ natural sciences and humanities became de rigueur for respectable men. This continued throughout the early 20th century‚ until the end of the westward expansion and the transformation of the United States from a rural to an urban society
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e development of a land poor‚ agricultural poor country led to many Polish migrating West in hope of finding a better sense of life. This was true of my stepfather’s grandparents‚ who came to the United States from Poland around 1915. "During the late 19th and early 20th Century‚ social as well as economical hardships fell upon a country which saw more then three million emigrate overseas to the New Land." (American Identity). The mass movement of people was the result of the reforms of the legal
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“explicitly stated thesis that addresses all parts of the question.” The prompt here is: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the 19th Century. Here is an organization that tracks the prompt and will lead to a solid thesis: Issues Positive Reactions Negative Reactions 1 (massive growth) 6 (disease‚ bad health‚ bad morals) 8 (short life span) 3 (better lives) 9 (workshop to world) 10 (conditions improved)
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At the turn of the 19th century‚ the concept of “new imperialism” first came onto the scene. Under the guise of this new term‚ Europeans began to wreak havoc on surrounding areas around them as they began their campaign to lay claim to‚ and bring their form of civilization to people that were otherwise considered to be something just short of savages. For varying motives‚ some of them being religious‚ some economic‚ and others based on Darwinism and racism‚ many European nations made moves into lands
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August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution instilled American women the right to vote”—the first step to acknowledge the civil battle known as woman suffrage (19th amendment). At the time the United States of America was founded‚ women did not possess all of the same civil or humanitarian rights as men‚ including the right to vote. The oppression of women has been prevalent throughout history‚ gaining its original attention throughout the 18th and 19th century. Addressing the inability
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the California and Oregon. High wages‚ and later‚ gold‚ stimulated immigrants to pursue their fortunes in America. And above all‚ America supposedly had peace. Wars‚ famines‚ and revolutions rocked the world‚ but in the early to middle nineteenth century‚ America stayed relatively peaceful. Immigrants frequently found their monetary dreams realized in America‚ but when times got hard they often met ridicule and discrimination from people there. Although large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ and Chinese
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during the 19th century were judged by four outstanding qualities according to the Cult of True Womanhood; “piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness‚ and domesticity.” Men deemed piety to be the foundation for a good wife. Religion would not take a woman away from her “proper sphere” known as her home which kept her in isolation. Another way men would control women was by her purity. A woman in the 19th century was to remain pure and innocent. Remaining so meant she was intelligent. So a woman in the 19th century
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During the late 19th century‚ Europeans saw an increase in industrialization‚ this time having no gaps between Britain and the rest of the continent. New political parties‚ socialist groups‚ and trade unions emerged. Urban life was predominant. Despite persisting traditional political and social views‚ late 19th century Europeans realized more government participation and an advancement for previously ignored or persecuted minority groups. Politically‚ Europe experienced change when the government
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the Mexican peso. Throughout the twentieth century‚ the population growth of Mexico has been characterized as rapid growth. It is the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. The estimated population of the country is 114‚975‚406. A majority of which are aged 15-64 years old. People residing in Mexico are an amalgamation of Spanish descendants‚ immigrants who are predominantly Europeans‚ those who settled in the country since the 16th century. Mixed indigenous groups are also in the country
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of the most horrific examples of this was demonstrated in WWII under the Nazi regime. However‚ the seeds of Anti-Semitism that germinated at that time were the result of the preceding century’s growing anti-Jewish sentiments and tensions. The 19th century was a turbulent time in Europe. The French Revolution had recently ended and the Napoleonic Wars were erupting. The discovery of the steam engine and electricity helped fuel an Industrial Revolution‚ which was accompanied by a population explosion
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