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    For the majority of the colonial period‚ gender equality was far from a reality. Colonial women had fewer rights and were considered inferior to man. Despite the many responsibilities these women had to learn and fulfill‚ education was not one of them. Women were not permitted to be educated in fear that knowledge would be harmful for their minds. Writings from two eighteenth-century reformers validate the significance in education for woman. The eighteenth-century documents of Benjamin Rush‚ a

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    reminder of one’s own mortality. Death happened rapidly during the Victorian era due to diseases‚ war‚ harsh living environment‚ and many issues during childbirth. Many people died at a young age during this era. Due to such

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    Social Inequality in the Early Modern Era Throughout history‚ there has been an extreme discrimination against different groups of people. Women have been disrespected just because of what their religion’s holy book says. The Pope had the authority over state‚ not the monarch. The color of your skin has even determined your rank in society. Even though this was more in the early modern era‚ it still happens today. People have had to work their way to gain rights. Examples of social inequality in

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    The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity

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    Although the Union (North) was victorious in the civil war and gained the freedom for millions of slaves‚ African Americans were blind to the effects to come. African Americans would face a new attack of obstacles and injustices during this time of the Reconstruction era. The Black Codes passed by the new southern government; which attempted to help regulate the lives of former slaves‚ but because of the lenient reconstruction policy’s lead by president Andrew Johnson white southerners were able

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    Preventing Genocide By: All through history‚ people have killed other people. Usually‚ this is just because of hatred of that one person. Unfortunately‚ sometimes people can have a deep-rooted hatred of an entire group of people. This hatred of people leads to genocide. Everybody knows about genocide‚ few know how to define it‚ and even fewer know what to do about it. Everyone also knows about at least one genocide: the Holocaust. However two other not-so-widely-known genocides were the Armenian

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    occurred. One of the most significant of these changes was the impact of agriculture on social structures during the Neolithic era. During the Neolithic era‚ agriculture drastically changed the social structure of Neolithic people. It greatly and permanently altered the building blocks of the Neolithic social structure which included roles‚ statuses‚ social classes‚ and influence. During the early stages of the Neolithic era‚ Neolithic villagers had only two separate roles based off gender. Male Neolithic

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    -The progressives comprised of individuals within the progressive era that championed for societal changes necessary in eliminating the existent societal injustices (Dyck et al.‚ 2013: NWHM‚ 2013: Novak‚ 2010). -The muckrakers were investigative journalists during the progressive era involved in the investigation of various social injustices experienced by the common citizen within the society. -The need for social reforms had developed into a vital need for the society‚ which was enhanced by increased

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    government. Are we stopping brilliant minds from making inventions to institutionalize the world by not letting them through our borders? Or‚ is the government limiting the immigration of people to save jobs to American citizens? Living during the Progressive Era was very inspiring‚

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    Medicine During Elizabethan Era The medicine during Elizabethan Time was painful which has caused lots of people’s death during this time‚ which was due to lack of medical knowledge‚ speechless beliefs‚ and practices. During this time‚ some important medical discoveries happened and‚ some horrible practices were gotten rid of. The Elizabethans had a lot of beliefs‚ most were strange but some logically made sense. Doctors wore masks with beaks on the top of their face‚ they also wore boots‚ gloves

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