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    State-supported uni::::: south-1795 "Uni of Virginia"- founded by: Thomas Jefferson Womens schools- Emma Willard-1820 1828- American Peace Society- William Ladd A new problem with drinking Women Clergymen Congress ----> The American Temperance Society-1826 persuades people to stop drinking Maine Law of 1851 No liquor in maine! Liquor is banned 1918 early 1800’s women revolt! avoid marriage cant vote cant retain property once married market economy separates women and men

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    as opposite of what they are portrayed as. As a result‚ there was a respectability politics being used to attempt to combat the prejudice. Higginbotham writes that “Black women teachers‚ missionaries‚ and club members zealously promoted values of temperance‚ sexual repression‚ and police manners among the poor.” In other words‚ black women were thought to change how they are viewed by changing themselves to fit white standards of decency. Being a lady in the 19th century meant having the rights of

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    The Progressive Movement was an era where the citizens of America were exploiting the evils within the country. Many of the reform ideas came from earlier movements such as the social gospel‚ the populists‚ the settlement house movement‚ and the temperance movement. The Settlement House Movement was a movement when settlement houses were being established Settlement houses were there to provide social services and education to the poor social services and education to the poor workers who lived there

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    all individuals are equal before the law. During this period of time‚ the idea of freedom‚ equalities‚ and reformism was influencing farmers‚ and females. Activists such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the Woman’s Christian Temperance

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    Virtue ethics

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    Virtue Ethics – what it is (AO1 material) • Traced back to the philosopher Aristotle‚ who rejected Plato’s metaphysical account of goodness as a ‘thing in itself’. Aristotle thought that goodness is natural and psychological: just a part of being human. • Virtue Ethics makes ethical behaviour into the aim (telos) of life. • Aristotle puts forward ‘aretaic ethics’ (from the Greek arête – ‘excellence’)‚ stating that developing an excellent character is all-important‚ rather than following a set

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    she struggled for the right word- ‘this… charade.” The charade she was unwilling to partake in was to help the town rise to the same level of the mine and she was so uncooperative to go along in it because she made a fool of herself at the Women’s Temperance League. Another encounter of her demeanor is on page 191. “Who knows how many people he’s hoodwinked into buying that snake oil. I insist that he be put under arrest.” Then on page 117‚ Pearl Anne gave us the insight that her mother‚ Eudora‚ doesn’t

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    perfect as he could‚ that he carried around a small book with 13 charts in it. Within these charts were columns for each day of the week and a row for each virtue‚ each day he would mark which virtue he had violated. The 13 virtues he lived by were: “Temperance‚ Silence‚ Order‚ Resolution‚ Frugality‚ Industry‚ Sincerity‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ Cleanliness‚ Tranquility‚ Chasity‚ and Humility.”[McKay] Ben wanted to be the best he could be and reach his ambitions.

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    much even though the outcome is not promised to be what it should be. It states sometimes I am so focused on the good motive that I don’t see the problems with the method‚ causing unintentional upset and pain. Ethical lens inventory states that temperance and justice is my classic values. This means that I value individual balance and restraint in the desire for pleasure as you seek to satisfy my duties. I value the social balance achieved through loyalty and consistency in dealings among members

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    Second Great Awakening had different effects on both the North and South. The northerners took the messages of this awakening and applied it not only to their lives‚ but also to the world. They would use it as a platform for movements such as the temperance‚ school reform‚ and slavery. The southerners‚ however‚ took it more personally‚ feeling that they should rid themselves of sin‚ and treat others fairly‚ but they did not feel that it was meant to abolish the practice of

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    ___ Has acceptable thesis ___ Addresses all parts of the question ___ Substantiate thesis with appropriate historical evidence ___ Makes TWO direct relevant comparisons between regions ___ Analyzes reasons for similarity or difference identified in direct relevant comparison From 1750 to 1914‚ the role of women in Latin America and Western Europe differed in their roles in politics and the educations they received while they were similar in that of minor role in religion and social impacts. In

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