from the small space‚ in general the slums were a terrible place to live in. This was a place where crime flourished and gangs terrorized the residents into extortion through robberies and beatings. The first early 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
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effects that technology has on society and vice versa have changed and evolved since the Technological Revolution of the late 19th century‚ just as the technology has. “Scholars now talk about how the push and pull between technology and society‚ rather than just the push of technology on society.”[1] Since the Technological Revolution‚ in the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ technology has integrated itself into society as a part of human culture‚ lifestyle‚ and need. With Edison’s invention
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Keywords practically‚ equality‚ men women‚ housewives‚ strides 0Like0Tweet In the mid to late 1700’s‚ the women of the United States of America had practically no rights. When they were married‚ the men represented the family‚ and the woman could not do anything without consulting the men. Women were expected to be housewives‚ to raise their children‚ and thinking of a job in a factory was a dream that was never thought impossible. But‚ as years passed‚ women such as Susan B. Anthony‚ Lucretia Mott
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was rapidly transforming during the 19th century. Certain factors‚ such as the extension of railways‚ immigration and industrialization‚ caused the United States to transform into the country it is today. As people began to see the vast opportunities that the United States possessed‚ immigrants began to enter the country left and right. The diverse cultures of these foreigners helped define the rapidly expanding United States. During the second half of the 19th century‚ railways began to cover
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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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In the late 19th century‚ ideas of white supremacy in the southern United States was at an all-time high. White southerners showed prejudice towards African Americans‚ often in violent ways such as lynching. They would regularly accuse the African Americans of severe crimes‚ like rape or murder‚ to warrant their actions. Even white citizens who supported black Americans put themselves in danger of being subjected to lynching as well. This racial injustice was mainly due to white southerners being
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The 18th and 19th centuries‚ though facing difficulties from white oppressors‚ African American women were taking action by contributing their help and skills in the United States. Women dealt with the separation from their families‚ working in the fields with their infant children and sexual exploitation from their masters. As the cruel years past for the African American‚ women would find ways through creativity‚ abolition and community building to shape the way for America in years to come. Black
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Mia D’Angelica Eustice English 3 CPE Period 8 28 March 2024 My Family History The 19th century saw an immense wave of immigration to the United States as millions of people from around the world sought new opportunities. Like many others‚ my ancestors made the difficult decision to flee their homeland in search of a better life. The choice to uproot one’s life in a foreign land is undoubtedly very daunting‚ filled with uncertainty and the potential for triumph and hardship. Not only does their immigration
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Oppression of Women in 19th Century Literature In the stories “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant‚ “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ the female characters are unequal and less important than the men in society. The duties of women during this time period did not consist of much more than seeing to her husband’s needs and caring for the home and children. The authors show the lack of independence women were allowed in the 1800s‚ especially
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In the early 19th century the United States faced a time of internal expansion. This internal expansion was mainly due to the Louisiana Purchase when the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory to become part of the United States. This event marked the beginning of expansion within the United States‚ which sparked other events that helped increase the acquisition of the Western lands of the United States. In the 1840s Manifest Destiny was a popular idea that the United States was destined
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