...The progressive era was shaped by events that happened during the Gilded Age. These events were largely political, economic and social in nature, aspects which are central to the life of Americans till this day. During the Gilded era, one can see the scenario where there was a struggle between the status quo of the white upper class and larger percentage of people that were mostly poor laborers. Professor Kelley talks about the wealth being concentrated only among one percentage of the citizens. As the era came to an end to usher in the progressive era, aspects of labor unions, women's groups, politics and the macro economy had matured. Labor unions were formed during the Gilded Era to fight for workers rights and negotiate with employers on important affairs. The union leaders succeeded in many ways by championing industrial strikes that forced employers to the discussion table. For instance, the Railway Strike of 1877 is one of the most notable actions by workers to show their disapproval of the system. At this time, women also took the cue and formed groups that would empower them socially and economically. This because of the realization that unions were more effective since they were better organized and negotiated collectively. Ultimately, American woman’s rights began to be recognized bit by bit on matters concerning social independence and economical space during the Gilded Era. One positive aspect which the Gilded era contributed to the Progressive era was the maturity...
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...During the Victorian Era, Queen Victoria was crowned in 1837 but the main point was that women would get married and all her belongings belonged to their husbands due to how they had no rights to even inherit money from their families. They could not divorce their husbands but only the men had the rights to divorce their wives if they (the wives) committed adultery and they would get custody of their children and the women were not allowed to keep them. In Henrick Ibsen’s play “A Doll House”, Ibsen portrays his characters as how the Victorian people were especially when it came to money. He conveys that money has enhanced Nora’s character. Nora is constantly accused of wasting money when in reality she keeps barely anything for herself all in an effort to pay back the loan that saved her husband’s life. This is significant Nora’s enhancement of money because she doesn’t use money for corruption but to support and keep her husband alive. In “Return of the Native” by Thomas Hardy, he portrays that people marry for the money but not for love but is also basically that humans suffered just to get what they want and be happy just like in the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, she portrays that being wealthy was very important to every individual and women had to depend in men in order to get what they want and not loose their priorities as long as they are always wealthy. In the Middle of the Ages, there was war over land and power. Slaves were tortured, bought...
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...The Progressive Era, (1890s-1920s) was an age of reform, the nation’s response to the industrial revolution. Its effects touched virtually all Americans and transformed the role of government in American society. Although some areas of American life, namely, racial issues and women's rights, were neglected during the progressive age, the groundwork was laid for future reforms in those areas and others. After reviewing the Progressive Movement of the first two decades, the key principles were Democracy, Municipal Administration, Efficiency, the regulation of large corporations and monopolies, social work, and conservationism. The Progressives failed to achieve all their goals because, despite their efforts, they never fully came to terms with the divisions and conflicts in American society. Again and again, they acknowledged the existence of social disharmony more fully and frankly than had nineteenth-century Americans. Thus progressivism inevitably fell short of its rhetoric and intentions. Lest this seem an unfairly critical evaluation, it is important to recall how terribly ambitious were the stated aims and true goals of the reformers. They missed some of their marks because they sought to do so much. And, despite all their shortcomings, they accomplished an enormous part of what they set out to achieve. No, the first war can't be regarded as a Progressive conflict, that wasn't what the War was about and I would only see it as an impediment for the Progressive Reforms...
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...The Progressive Era, which occurred during the twentieth century, was the industrialization and improvement of the nation. Some of the transformations that occurred during this period were in manufacturing and labor forces. The twentieth century altered production systems from being primitive to being modern and efficient. Towards the beginning of the twentieth century industrialization increased rapidly and mass production became more common. Henry Ford presented the first automobile assembly line as a method of producing cars more quickly, and much of the automobile industry adopted this technique. The assembly line of production spread all across the country to various different industries allowing them to convert to mechanized production....
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...Historians still debate whether the Gilded and Progressive eras should be classified as either a “Long Progressive Era” or remaining it as two separate time periods. However in this essay, I will argue that both eras should be divided into two eras due to the rise of third parties, regulations in big businesses and improvements in public health. The historical trends discuss why the Gilded Age should be separated from the years, 1865 to 1879 and the Progressive Era from 1880-1920s. The Gilded Age should be renamed the era of unsolved problems as a result of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution caused strikes, poverty and the mistreatment of workers. The Progressive era should be rename the era of action, as government increased...
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...The Progressive Era reformers and the Federal Government was not effective in bringing about reform at the national level because the reforms left out people that are still marginalized. African Americans, women, and immigrants are the groups of people that have been discriminated during the Progressive Era because of their race or gender. The food manufacturing industry and child labor laws are the only things that have successfully transformed, but they are nothing compared to the discrimination that certain people in the United States have faced. The discrimination towards African Americans during the Progressive area was tremendous. During 1890-1920 America was growing rapidly, which meant there was numerous opportunities for people to have a better life style. This was not the case for most African Americans because they were still being discriminated. They were being publicly humiliated, treated differently for political reasons, and even had differing access to things such as health care and their education. The way African Americans have been treated has not drastically changed over time proving that the Progressive Era was not successful not only for African Americans, but also for women. Women of all races have...
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...Payton Diamond English III Honors 03/20/14 Roles of Women in the Victorian Era The idea of being told whether you could marry, have children, an education or a career is not something that many of us in today's society can relate to, but this was the accepted norm for women during the time period leading up to Tess of the D’Urbervilles. The Victorian Era was a time of rigid moral values and beliefs about women's roles. Throughout the book there are signs that society was changing, many of the long held morals were loosening up and women were beginning to question their faith, religion and place in society. Facing a similar evolution of her role, in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Tess reinforces the struggles of women in this time period living a life filled with complications such as having to work to provide for her family, being caught up in a twisted love triangle, and being shunned by her society due to challenges and circumstances she lived with. As many women were doing, Tess left home to work early in the book. Many women during this time broke away from the path many of their female ancestors had followed. Women no longer had to stay at home and follow the stereotypes that had been made, but they could leave home and find work in the cities. Many women during the late 1800s and early 1900s found jobs in factories or worked jobs that men thought they could handle. Tess first left her house to work for the d’Urbervilles on their mansion. She was to take care of the birds. Tess...
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...Drama in Different Eras Drama differed greatly between the ancient era, the Elizabethan era, and the modern era. Each time period had different beliefs and fears that inspired their writers. Each is uniquely different but equally entertaining and interesting. In Oedipus, the drama that unraveled as the story progressed was because of their God’s doing. In the ancient era most of the stories had to do with their god’s deciding their fate whether they were destined for greatness or like in Oedipus’ case doomed from the beginning. The people of that time felt that everything that happened to them throughout their life was because of their gods. Oedipus’ kingdom had been going through hardship after hardship for years, their animals, crops, and their children were all dying and in that time the most logical explanation was that the gods did not favor them any longer for some reason or another. Though Oedipus’ doomed fate did affect him, it also affected his whole kingdom as well and that is how most of their stories were written where people’s actions affected everybody instead of it being something that was only self-destructive. In Othello, the drama focused more on the betrayal of other’s and jealousy and rage. The story also touched on issues of racism that we may not have seen before and that was one of the bigger issues in the story. Desdemona’s father felt that Othello even though he was a brave and noble soldier, was still beneath him and his daughter all because of...
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...In the broad context, there was a large build-up to the Progressive Era, that truly began after the conclusion of the American Civil war, when the Reconstruction Era Began. The reconstruction Era was the U.S. essentially trying to build itself and find itself, thus leading to vast growth. Too much of a good thing is not such a good thing, however, and this lead to the Gilded Age. A Period of political machines, monopolies, harsh industrial conditions, and many other horrendous happenings. The goal of the Progressive Era was to fix these issues. (Contextualization) Progressive reforms were remarkably successful in achieving the improvement of society, primarily by implementing more tolerable working conditions and ending corruption in politics....
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... y Translation: M I’m your father’s ghost. I’m stuck walking the earth at night, and during the day I sit in a sinner’s waiting room for heaven until I made up for my sins. If I wasn’t restricted from telling you about this waiting room, than I could tell you stories that what blow your mind; but since you’re alive, you can’t hear them. Listen though, if you ever loved your father. Elizabethan Era: In order to gain a full appreciation of this passage, one must understand the cultural beliefs of the Elizabethan era. In the day of the Elizabethan era, ghost were thought to be real and the two largest popularly known religions were “Protestant or Catholic religion” (elizabethanera.org.uk). Only by understanding the religious beliefs of heaven and hell, sinning , and coming back from the dead, will someone be able to truly and fully appreciate the passage. We must also understand purgatory, which is a part of Catholic belief. As well as have knowledge of mortality, as people are mortals. Deconstruction: In the Elizabethan Era, ghost were known to roam the earth and have the ability to speak to their loved ones that still lived upon it. This is an...
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...At the start of the 20th century, America entered the Progressive Era, after a period known as the Gilded Age, where the wealth distribution in the United States became drastically uneven, with the rise of trusts and corporations. The unfortunate result of this process was extremely poor living conditions for a large proportion of the nation’s population (Doc B). The progressives recognised these horrendous conditions and set out to make reforms across a wide variety of areas. These reforms were successful economically, politically, and socially, except in regard to the black population. A major area of improvement to the nation was through societal changes, which included women’s and children’s rights, as well as better regulation in the food industry. Prior to the reforms of the era, women were forced to work long hours within the poor conditions of factories. These were protested by progressives, culminating...
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...century charitable missions did begin to extend the female role of service, and Victorian feminism emerged as a potent political force. The transformation of Britain into an industrial nation due to the industrialization had profoundly influenced the ways in which women were to be believed ideally in Victoria times. Newly emerged urban jobs formed an urban living style that no one had lived before, it prompted a change in the ways in which appropriate male and female roles were perceived. In particular, the notion of separate spheres, which woman was in the private sphere of the home and hearth, man was in the public sphere of business, politics and sociability - came to influence the choices and experiences of all women. The Victorian era from 1837 to 1901 is characterized as the domestic age, idealized by Queen Victoria, who came to represent a sort of femininity that was centered on the family, motherhood, and respectability. Accompanied by Albert, Prince Consort, her beloved husband, and by her many children in Balmoral Castle, Victoria became an icon of late 19th-century middle-class femininity and domesticity. In fact, Queen Victoria came to be seen as the very model of marital stability and domestic virtue. Her marriage to Albert represented the ideal of marital harmony. She...
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...The progressive era was a time of advancement in many areas in the public and also a time that gave birth to many inventions such as the automobile. However, during this time our country faced many other problems. Race and gender played a huge role in the limits of progressive reform because of how society had viewed women and other races that were living in The United States. Women were oppressed as well as different races, especially blacks, who were segregated. However it was during this progressive era where a lot of things changed, especially for woman and we were able to move forward as a country. Education had a factor for both race and gender. For different races, statistics have shown different levels of education and how important people would take it. Jewish immigrants were seen as smart and took their studies seriously and were therefore more found in renowned jobs like doctors or lawyers. This in turn made the government eliminate night schools to counter this "problem." Women were also forced to take "woman-like" classes such as nursing and teaching. Because of this, progression was hindered because of how oppressed genders and races were in achieving higher education. Education was limited to women, for example, some schools did not accept women. The rate that schools were producing graduates was also hindered with the elimination of night school. Studies that were taken during this era showed results of different races having different levels of intelligence spread...
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...Problems of the Progressive era The progressive age was one of wonders and progression throughout our country. Even with all the things that were being done for the better such as food regulations, machines, and rights for some, there were terrible things that happened due to rapid industrialization and immigration. Things such as poor health and sanitation, and terrible working conditions. Social and environmental reforms were brought forward during this time also to better our country.I feel these things were searched out and most of them fixed, while others were not but no matter what are country is a better place because of these reforms.. All over America unsafe things were falling into the meat in meat packaging plants and people were adding additives to milk such as chalk or plaster. Progressive journalist (such as Upton Sinclair) exposed these unsafe practices to the public, causing a public outcry for change. The results of the outcry was the 1906 Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and the Drug Act. While there was also a pure milk campaign to better milk quality to help, drop child and infant death rates.There were also environmental abuses from companies poisoned the air and water with pollution, and urban slums were lacking water and sewer systems causing disease or death from poor sanitation. The...
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...Queen Elizabeth I supposedly owned a wardrobe that was home to more than 2000 gowns! She also had a soft spot for rich fabrics and jewelry (CEE 1). The Elizabethan Age brought a big development of culture in sixteenth century England. The most memorable parts of the Elizabethan Era were makeup, fashion laws, and the advantages of being wealthy. There are many steps to the full makeup of the Elizabethan period. Firstly, woman greatly worried about their skincare. All the makeup women regularly used was to get a pale complexion, they would often develop all types of blemishes. To be-rid of their imperfections, Elizabethan woman used several methods. One of these methods was a mixture containing rosewater, lemon juice, alum, mercury, and honey....
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