HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 13New South & HookwormOutline of Last Lecture N/A there was a testOutline of Current LectureCurrent LectureKey Terms- Jane Addams Hull House (Chicago 1889)- Muckrakers- Jacob Riis – How the Other Half Lives (1890)- Ida Tarbell – History of Standard Oil (1904)- Upton Sinclair – The Jungle (1906)- “Separate spheres”- Emma Goldman and Margaret SangerProgressivism- Series of reform movements from the Gilded AgeCharacter- Was a product of the social and physical environmentProgressives- Similar to populistso Big business, became big political forces quickly- Different from populistso Urban problemso Wanted a new & better societyo Both men & women are prominento Progressives tend to be middle classProgressive Era- Protestant evangelicals- Extremely wealthy & pooro Needed to change their values and behavior- Progressiveso College educatedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o From all across the United Stateso Farms, towns, citieso From socialists to feminists to evangelical Christians to racistso Concerns Gambling, prostitution, alcohol Trying to fix these problems Conditions in working areas Social and health conditions Regulating big business Reproductive rights for women- Political rights, access to birth control Politicians Rapid growth of cities- Huge waves of immigration Big building made of structural steel Urban triumphs Urban failures- Children hanging out on the streetAmerica in 1910- 1/7 is foreign born1920- Population is no longer rural, majority is urbanPolitical machines- Rally voters, buy votes, anything to get their guy to win Cities- Growing too fast; unsafe, unsanitary, transportation, education problemsSettlement Houses- Initiated by college educated women- Employment opportunities are limited for women- Inspired by reforms abroad - Focus attention on uplifting immigration in cities1889- Hull House- Founded by Jane Addams- American model for settlement houses- Uplifting urban immigrants in bad neighborhoods- Nursery for working mothers to create a better environment for kids- Penny savings bank- Baby clinic for medical attention- Playground- Social club, lecture series1910- 400 settlement houses nationwideSettlement Houses- Bridge for problems of women- Child labor conditionsNativism/ Immigration Restriction- Nativism will fix American problem- Social scientistso Using research to say certain races are causing problems- Ellsworth Huntingtono Uses racism and nativismo Map of the worldTechnology & Immigration- Immigration & invasion/conquest- Shut the doors of America- Municipal Reform- Tax of local utility Utility Companies- Monopolies- Progressive We need reform/ regulation- Local & state companies regulate them- Building codes to prevent fireso 1911 Triangle fire in NYo High rise building, factoryo Floor manager locked the doorso Women burned to death/ jumped out of windowsProgressives- Want to limit control of politicians- City manager systemo Distance governmentMuckrakers- Journalists- Focus on the negative parts of America through magazines- Jacob Riis photo journalisto 1890 How the Other Half Liveso Documents cities- Document the problems, force America to look at problems- Come up w/ ideas to make a better AmericaUpton Sinclair- 1906, The Jungle meat packing industry conditionsIda Tarbell- 1904, The History of Standard Oil Run by John Rockefeller- Oil industry becomes a monopoly - Destroys competition prices go up, hurts
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