1. 2.7 Social change
Live lesson

2. I can identify the leaders of reform movements during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and explain their aims
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3. Agenda
We are going to discuss three important Reformers during the late 19th Century
You will fill out Word Document and submit for 2.7 and/or collaboration credit

4. Urbanization Cities became bigger and over crowded Problems
Increase in Immigration
People moving from rural areas to the city
Problems
Air and water Pollution
Quality of sewage, water, and transportation were poor
Unhealthy because of crowded tenement slums

5. City Examples: New York and Chicago

6. New York and Chicago Skyscrapers
Flatiron Building in NYC; Home Insurance Building- considered the world’s first skyscraper 1884

7. Accessing prior knowledge
What is Reform? What does a Reformer do?
Social Problem/Issue: problem that influences a considerable number of the individuals within a society.
What are some current social issues?

8. Reformer #1: Washington Gladden
Social Gospel Movement
Helping the poor became the #1 issue for reformers
Based on the belief that the gap between the rich and poor was too great in American society.
No Federal programs to help poor
Helped the poor by developing skills, job training, and find opportunities

9. Settlement Houses
Most important development of the Social Gospel Movement
A community center providing support to residents of poor, urban neighborhoods
Hull House in Chicago, IL

10. Social Darwinism Based on Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection
Believed that those with superior skills were meant to be successful, while the poor were bound to be unsuccessful.
Government and society should not help each other. It’s everyone for themselves
Led to the rise of Eugenics (fake science), racism, imperialism (module 3), fascism, and Nazism

11. Reformer #2: Jane Addams
Provided adult education classes, kindergartens, and job training
Provided nursing care
Became political- advocated for
Public bathhouses
Parks
Libraries
Playgrounds
Improve wages for women
Led to the creation of the Children’s Bureau in 1912, now part of Department of Health and Human Services

14. Reformer: Mother Jones #3
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones
Brought attention to the problem of child labor by leading strikes throughout New York City and Philadelphia
Finally in federal restrictions on child labor

15. Problem #3- Child Labor

16. Societal Problems 1880-1910: Do they still exist today
Societal Problems : Do they still exist today? : ) or : | or : (
Child Labor
Widening gap between poor and rich
Overcrowded and Unsanitary Cities
Workers being taken advantage of (long hours, low pay)
Segregation Laws, Racism
Animosity towards (legal) immigrants

17. I can identify the leaders of reform movements during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and explain their aims
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