Mental Health In The 18th/19th Century America As a young woman who is still experimenting with adulthood myself‚ having to read about the oppression and subordination of females in the 19th century can become very depressive and heartbreaking. It often goes unnoticed that social neglect leads to mental illnesses and includes more than loneliness and depressive behavior but it rather voids the individual from the identity and the aspiration that they have for themselves and that they
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Additionally‚ the massive rise of technology and industry in the United States was accompanied by high amount of foreign immigration during the last quarter of the 19th century to the westward expansion. The essay examines the effects of rise of technology and industry in America to the American population. The American history of the 19th century shows that the rise of technology and industry covers the American reconstruction. During this period‚ there was rapid economic growth and great prosperity in
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efforts to help improve housing for the poor was during the late 19th century‚ when photojournalist Jacob Riis exposed the impoverished conditions that people in New York City were living in. His haunting photographs of the slums and his powerful book‚ How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York‚ really assisted in bringing attention to the subject of housing. The first sign of reform came with the New York Tenement act of 1895.This act basically gave the health department‚ fire
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It is not a surprise that immigrants were discriminated for their different cultures. But‚ immigrants were mostly discriminated due to their poor class. During their time in America most immigrants were not taken seriously. This is shown when Jurguis was on trial for beating Connor (the first time)‚ "I hear it often enough. The fellow seems to have handled you pretty roughly. Thirty days and costs. Next case." In this scene Jurguis is thrown into prison without a second thought (Upton Sinclair 181)
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Railroads were played an important role in the colonization and economic improvement in India and Mexico. Railroads created infrastructure and by integrating markets and increasing trade‚ this helped grow these two respective economies. Railroads allowed India and Mexico to increase their imports and exports‚ and also attributed to people becoming more connected between cities‚ which could have contributed to the native people of both countries desiring independence from their foreign rulers. Both
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At the end of the Civil War in 1865‚ America found itself in a state of economic chaos. As it experienced a second Industrial Revolution after the Civil War‚ the United States emerged as an industrial colossus and world power. While capitalists undeniably facilitated America’s industrial and economic development between 1875 and 1900‚ the intention with which they did so has been a topic of dispute. While some historians described these capitalists as “captains of industry” others believed they were
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During the mid-19th century‚ there were organizations made throughout America and Europe on the woman’s rights to vote and run for office which was later known as the woman’s suffrage. During this time period‚ only men were sought out as equals and acceptable to vote and/or run for office‚ whereas women were not viewed as working class citizens. In the middle of the 19th century‚ there was a demand in woman’s equality that became profound and well know as well as continuing to be a transformative
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In the nineteenth century‚ the legal rights of women and men were highly affected by gender and race‚ both positively and negatively. In the book‚ “Kingdom of Matthias‚” by Paul Johnson and Simon Wilentz‚ they describe the life of two females‚ Isabella Van Wagenen and Isabella Matthews Laisdell which whom were affected by slavery and high influences of higher power from men. In the nineteenth century it was believed that males were to support the family by working and earning a wage as a husband
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Role of Religion in European and Colonial Society Religion played an important role in European and Colonial Society. Religion had a major impact and influence on the family life‚ education and government in the European and Colonial Societies. The European and Colonial Society had dissimilar outlooks when it came to religion. While religion was the central focus in both European and Colonial society‚ Religion in the colonial society was more intense than Religion in the European society. For
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As the numbers of factories are growing in the country‚ many people who live in the countryside seem to be moving to towns and cities to look for better paid work. It seems to be the case that wages of a farm worker are a lot lower than in factories. The city of London seems to be over flowing; now around one-fifth of Britain’s population live in London. Most of the workers houses are usually near the factories. They are very cheaply made‚ mostly around 2-4 rooms‚ one or two rooms downstairs and
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