chapter 25 study guide
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| 648984292 | Jane Addams | an American social worker, sociologist, philosopher and reformer. She was also the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and a founder of the U.S. Settlement House Movement. | |
| 648984293 | Florence Kelley | An advocate for improving the lives of women and children. (Social Welfare). She was appointed chief inspector of factories in Illinois. She helped win passage of the Illinois factory act in 1893 which prohibited child labor and limited women's working hours. | |
| 648984294 | Booker T. Washington | Prominent black American, born into slavery, who believed that racism would end once blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved their economic value to society, was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881. His book "Up from Slavery." | |
| 648984295 | W.E.B. Du Bois | African American who believed Blacks should fight segregation; pushed for higher education opportunities for Blacks to achieve economic independence; helped to found the NAACP | |
| 648984296 | Horatio Alger | Popular novelist during the Industrial Revolution who wrote "rags to riches" books praising the values of hard work | |
| 648984297 | Mark Twain | Master of satire. A regionalist writer who gave his stories "local color" through dialects and detailed descriptions. His works include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, "The Amazing Jumping Frog of Calaverus County," and stories about the American West. | |
| 648984298 | Carrie Chapman Catt | Spoke powerfully in favor of suffrage, worked as a school principal and a reporter, became head of the National American Woman Suffrage, an inspiried speaker and abrilliant organizer. Devised a detailed battle plan for fighting the war of suffrage. | |
| 648984299 | Charles W. Eliot | The president of Harvard in 1869, he reduced the number of required courses and introduced electives to accommodate the teaching of modern languages and the sciences. | |
| 648984300 | Emily Dickinson | Wrote poetry with simple words of love, life, nature and death sometimes with deep meanings written during her social and her reclusive years. | |
| 648984301 | Jack London | A young California writer and adventurer who portrayed the conflict between nature and civilization in his novels. | |
| 648984302 | William F. Cody | A Civil War Veteran who became popularly known as "Buffalo Bill" and perpetuated a romanticized view of the Wild West. | |
| 648984303 | settlement house | Institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English | |
| 648984304 | social gospel | A movement in the late 1800s / early 1900s which emphasized charity and social responsibility as a means of salvation. | |
| 648984305 | nativism | the belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners | |
| 648984306 | evolution | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) | |
| 648984307 | yellow journalism | Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers | |
| 648984308 | paperbacks | started in 1940s, sales exceeded hardbacks in 1960 and today makes up about 60% of the market | |
| 648984309 | Hull House | Settlement home designed as a welfare agency for needy families. It provided social and educational opportunities for working class people in the neighborhood as well as improving some of the conditions caused by poverty. | |
| 648984310 | The Origin of Species | 1859: Charles Darwin's book explained how various species evolve over time and only those with advantages can survive and reproduce | |
| 648984311 | Salvation Army | a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless | |
| 648984312 | Christian Science | A Christian sect founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the 19th century. They believe that sickness and sin are not ordained by God and can be overcome by praying; hence they are known for refusing to accept medicine or treatment by doctors. | |
| 648984313 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | (NAACP); Founded by W.E.B Du Bois in 1910 in order to help create more social and economic opportunities for blacks | |
| 648984314 | Morrill Act | of 1862, in this act, the federal government had donated public land to the states for the establishment of college; as a result 69 land- grant institutions were established. | |
| 648984315 | Comstock Law | is a United States federal law which made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, and/or lascivious" materials through the mail, including contraceptive devices and information |
