In closing days of the gilded age, the greed of the upper class and the moral failings of America at large had begun to chip away at the golden facade of industrialization. While those wealthy enough may have lived secluded away from the worlds hardship, the working class suffered from the failings of man. Prostitution, drunkenness, homelessness, and the disenfranchisement of women were all called into question.
Elliott BlankenshipProfessor CarterHIS 12210 October 2025
Our Husbands are drunkards and we can not even work to feed our families?
Homeless and immigrants line the streets with no where to sleep!
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The U-Boat and telegram means war!
How can we ensure the safety of our homes if we can not even vote!
We must live among the poor and the outcast if we are to help them!
Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine!
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Jane Addams led the charge against homelessness with her settlement home in Chicago.
Groups like the Women's Trade Union League marched for women's rights in the workplace. Collective efforts saw landmark cases like Muller V. Oregon.
With the men "over-there" women flooded the workforce and their influence waxed. By the height of the first world war, the 18th amendment was passed banning alcohol. In addition by the end of the war the, 19th amendment was passed ensuring the voting right of women.
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