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Chapter 25: America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

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the idea that the church should tackle the social issues of the day
established Hull House, the most prominent American settlement house. Addams condemned war as well as poverty.
offered instruction in English, counseling to help immigrants deal with American big-city life, childcare services for working mothers, and cultural activities for neighborhood residents.
was a lifelong battler for the welfare of women, children, blacks, and consumers.
religious denomination who established beachhead on street corners
The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 by her, which preached that the true practice of Christianity heals sickness.
The leading champion of black education was ex-slave He taught in 1881 at the black normal and industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama. His self-help approach to solving the nation's racial problems was labeled "accommodationist" because it stopped short of directly challenging white supremacy
taught and researched at Tuskegee Institute in 1896. He became an internationally famous agricultural chemist.
attacked Booker T. Washington because Washington condemned the black race to manual labor and perpetual inferiority
founded in order to fight for the welfare of Blacks
passed after the Southern states had seceded, provided a generous grant of the public lands to the states for support of education.
extended the Morrill Act and provided federal funds for the establishment of agricultural experiment stations in connection with the land-grant colleges.
was a leader in the techniques of sensationalism in St. Louis.
built up a chain of newspapers beginning with the San Francisco Examiner in 1887.
Possibly the most influential journal of all was this, Started in 1865 by Edwin L. Godkin, it crusaded militantly for civil-service reform, honesty in government, and a moderate tariff.
called upon women to abandon their dependent status and contribute to the larger life of the community through productive involvement in the economy.
leader of the women suffrage movement
helped to launch the black women's club movement, which led to the establishment of the National Association of Colored Women in 1896.
was formed in 1874 by militant women. organized in 1874 to fight alcoholism
violently fought for the prohibition movement
American exile in Paris, painted sensitive portrayals of women and children that earned her a place in the pantheon of the French impressionist painters.

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