Back in the 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ there were limited contraceptions available to women. In this time period‚ pregnancy contraceptives were at a different stage compared to where they are nowadays. The forefront problem was that contraceptives were outlawed. Physicians could not give advice‚ hand out contraceptives‚ or discuss the contraceptives with you (Baughman). Similarly‚ you could not purchase contraceptives from a pharmacy (Baughman). The growth of the science of this generation created
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The Uses and Health Related Claims Made for Radium during the Early 1900s During the early 1900s‚ newly discovered radium was quite popular. People were awed by its mysterious properties rather than it lethal affects. Many uses were found for its luminescence when mixed with a phosphor. Initially‚ radium was widespread among everyday necessities such as toothpaste‚ hair tonic‚ ointments‚ elixir etc. Furthermore‚ radium was also one of the first cancer treatments; it was used as a radiation source
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In the early 1900’s‚ writers like Ralph Ellison‚ Philip Roth and N .Scott Momaday‚ began experimenting with different styles of literary writings. The expressions and different art forms had a great influence on the way authors wrote. Times were changing and people of color wanted to be noticed‚ recognized and had some things that they wanted to say. Some writers were looking at different ways to deliver their message on the unjust treatment of people of color. They were and in most cases still are
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In the early 1900’s many of those who immigrated to America experienced unfair wages and working/ living conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under
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Science advancements has helped us answer mysteries of the world and help cure diseases. Bacteriology is the study of bacteria helped scientists find the cause of source for diseases‚ explanations‚ and possibly cures for disease. In the early 1900’s many people were getting sick from typhoid fever in the united states‚ this led to an investigation and virtually a whole new explanation of diseases spreading thru "healthy carriers." After reading Typhoid Mary by Judith Walzer Leavitt one has found
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The safety of the driver and passengers was not a high priority upon the release of the American automobile in the early 1900’s. It did not take long for people to realize the driver of a high-speed metal projectile with inadequate equipment was not only a danger to himself‚ but to others as well. With the inadequacy of safety‚ the start of the American automobile evolution brought soaring rates of injuries and traffic deaths but today these statistics have changed dramatically. In 1908‚ Henry
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matter what‚ and being called by the “N” word. Society has labeled african-americans because no white person wants to live in the same neighborhood as a black person. In the article‚ “New Segregation Research Studies White Flight Patterns in the Early 1900s” the text states‚ “As blacks arrived in northern neighborhoods‚ more whites left. By the 1920s‚ there were more than three white departures for
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After the Civil War ended‚ the abolition of slavery created a controversy in the economic motivation of the South over work force and the penal system. However‚ during the 1800’s a new found free labor force known as convict leasing became most popular. Convict leasing allowed wealthy families who bid the highest to lease the convict and use their labor in exchange for food and clothing. The lessee could force the convict do whatever he pleased. Even though the convicts were paying the price of their
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The process of urbanisation is a central feature of Australian history. By 1900 over two-thirds of Australians were living in areas that were classified as urban. The growth of these cities was encouraged by various factors; the interaction and engagement of economic‚ demographic‚ political and social characteristics are definitely the key features that promoted the urbanisation of Australia. However‚ with the development of Australia came problems that people living in cities had to face. Environmental
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In the beginning of the twentieth century the African Americans of the United States were treated unfairly‚ to inhumane extremes‚ with acts so cruel that they would scar Americans for decades to come. During these years‚ Americans were almost a different culture than the Americans of today. With years of oppression‚ government sponsored segregation‚ corruption in most all of the systems of government‚ and large groups of crazy racist‚ the America for African Americans then‚ was hardly even a real
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