Brandee Meyer Boston from 1850-1900 There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized‚ than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century‚ not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition. Boston had changed majorly from being the merchant city to the industrial metropolis. The population of people went up about ¾ in 50 years of its
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The American health system in the beginning of the 1900’s took a dramatic change on how food was to be handled‚ to prevent diseases and keep freshness. It a lot has helped change and eliminate diseases. Some conditions are different though‚ what some food is made with‚ and any unchecked places of service. Fast food going from conspiracy to not so much of a crazy thought. And then people put some food‚ not where it’s supposed to be. To a new generation of animals. Horses used for war‚ sport‚ work
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PJ Schaefer Joel Favino APUSH Railroads‚ Steamboats‚ and Ships One of the big new things of this time period was the railroad and trains. The thing it impacted the most was social living. You could send letters and packages so much quicker without having to send it with a horse and buggy. Also if there wasn’t railroads the western towns wouldn’t have had a chance at survival‚ they needed fresh goods to be carted across the country all the time. The railroad was the means for this. It also
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In the 1900’s. South Africa was under rule of a black apartheid. This system ranked black South Africans‚ who consisted of the majority‚ only slightly higher than slaves. A man named Nelson Mandela went on a life-long mission to destroy the ways of the unfair government‚ and provide equal rights for all citizens. He fought his way up in society to preach his views‚ and faced many impediments along the way. Nelson Mandela was the most resilient human rights activist‚ who fought to destroy the South
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Life in The 1900s Thesis Life in the 1900’s was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenous work that didn’t offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life‚ while rich maintained their wealth mainly caused by the low taxes. Living conditions were poor for average canadians and even worse for the arriving immigrants. At this time some of the modern convienences
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OTHER BIT LIFE IN THE 1900s Jobs Caring mother Diligent home maker Obedient wife Provide emotional support for husband Cook Shopping Washing Few paid jobs such as dress making‚ textiles‚ cooking‚ domestic service. This covered 75 percent of jobs. Restrictions Not allowed to work in many jobs purely because they were labelled as ‘’mens jobs’’ Not allowed to show legs They were looked down upon Men held all resources if she was married Were forced into sex They
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Dorothy Crawfoot Dorothy Crawfoot was born on 12th may in Cairo. She became interested in chemistry when she was about ten. She attended Oxford and Somerville from 1928-1932. she analyzed glass tessellate from Jerash. She decided to do research on X-ray Crystallography. She did a lot of research on crystals and x-rays. Later in her life she became a teacher in chemistry for the women’s college. She became the university reader for x-ray crystallography in 1956. she also worked in the department
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From 1914 to 1945 a social reform took shape to increase the availability of contraception. The U.S. aimed to educate society on birth control and then legalize it. This reform began with a group led by Mary Dennett‚ Margaret Sanger‚ and Emma Goldman. This reform came about due to the struggles many women faced during this time period due to pregnancy. There were a high number of low-income women becoming pregnant that simply could not afford to have a child. The idea of contraception was unheard
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throughout the 1900’s this was not the case. All genders back then were not all equal‚ in fact‚ women back then had the littlest of freedom and equality. Sometimes the women would make a stand for their gender‚ and sometimes the women would let the society control them. Two women who decided to make a stand for their sex were Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Lucretia Mott when they started the Women’s Suffrage Movement in 1913 (Table 1). This movement was created because women in the 1900’s wanted rights
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Pre 1900’s Fashion In the early 1900’s also known as the Edwardian Era‚ fashion was more important than comfort. It was an era if elegance and grace‚ clothing was considered a status symbol. The silhouette of the early 1900’s was an “S” shaped figure‚ female bodies were corseted to a small waist with exaggerated curved hips and buttocks. It was very important the women wore corsets throughout the early 1900 and even before that time. Thus‚ added emphasized on the waist giving the women various
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