all care for the workforce. Economic circumstance forced women to act as nurses‚ childminders‚ cooks and cleaners. Similarly men were forced to sell their labour power to provide food and accommodation. The state
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Jane Addams: Women’s Rights In the saddening harsh reality of this world‚ some people experience the inequality and discrimination because of their morals‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Having different perspectives can automatically separate one because of their differences. Some people may speak and elaborate about it‚ and others are willing to take a stand for what they feel is wrong or right. On September 6‚ 1860 was the birth of a human being who spoke out and took a stand for what she thought was
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From the year 1865 to 1900 the United States government was attributed to following the standards of laissez-faire‚ an economic axiom in opposition of governmental moderation of or meddling in commerce beyond the merest essential for a free-enterprise organization to function according to its own economic regulations. The United States government took this stance of noninterference‚ however‚ apparent within the guiding principles concerning railroad land grants‚ management of interstate commerce
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must remember that we have not had the chance‚”-Jane Addams. Jane Addams is known as social worker‚ because of her passion for helping others. But‚ behind her courageous act to help others she came from a broken family with many obstacles to face. It all started in the fall of 1887‚ Laura Jane Addams was born. Her parents were John and Sarah Addams. Her mother was not in her life for very long‚ she died giving birth to a child who also died. Leaving Jane with her seven siblings‚ and father. From then
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In the twentieth century‚ various social reform movements changed American society‚ such as the civil rights movement. This term refers to the 1950s and 60s when multitudes of people worked towards the advancement of equal economic‚ social‚ and political rights‚ especially for blacks. The movement involved courage and determination from leaders and activists‚ alike. Christianity‚ through its followers and places of worship‚ played a key role in inspiring people to follow Christian morals by protesting
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the life of social worker pioneer Jane Addams whose accomplishments continues even today to provide a platform of discussion of issues both past and present. Jane Addams achievements continue to have a significant impact on the Social work field of practice today. Some of the challenges she wanted to overcome was to mandate legislation on a local‚ state‚ and federal level‚ which allowed all people to receive the assistance they needed regardless of race‚ sex social class or religion. Jane came from
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Jane Addams Jane Addams was a pioneer‚ American settlement worker‚ a founder of the Hull House in Chicago‚ a public philosopher (the first American woman to be given that title)‚ an author‚ a pacifist and a feminist leader. In September of 1889‚ Ellen Gates Starr and her founded the Hull House in Chicago. She used Hull House to keep families safe and to improve community and societal conditions. Ellen and Jane developed three ethnic principles for social settlements: to teach by example‚ to practice
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Why were there so many violent pogroms in Russia in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Contemporary sources on this topic have often pointed to the Russian authorities claiming they incited the violence that was prevalent towards Jews in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In fact John Doyle Klier claims that “almost without exception secondary sources argue that the tsarist authorities actively planned‚ encouraged or at least welcomed pogroms”.[1] While there
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gaining wealth‚ and receiving glory. Since the fifteenth-century imperialism has been a previous theme in history but imperialism reached a peak in the nineteenth century with the rise of Europe. Europe began to dominate the world‚ especially in the Western Hemisphere‚ with the aid of centralized governments‚ industrialized economies‚ and supremacy over the seas. Nineteenth-century imperialism was far different than in previous centuries. European nations would assert their power by intimidating
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and the residents helped make life as we know it today. However‚ this reform would never have been possible if Jane Addams had not been around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations‚ and even a Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Jane Addams increased living quality for many‚ and ensured that no one in the Chicago area would have to worry about how to provide for themselves‚ become educated‚ or locate somewhere to live. As America became
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