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In "How the Other Half Lives," Jacob Riis described how sinks in tenements often ended up in poor condition due to overcrowding, lack of maintenance, and limited access to proper sanitation facilities. The sinks would "slink" due to neglect and poor living conditions, leading to unsanitary and unhygienic environments for residents.
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The journalist who exposed How the Other Half Lives in urban tenements was?
Jacob Riis. He was a Danish-American journalist who used photography and documentation to shed light on the living conditions in urban tenements, particularly in New York City, in his book "How the Other Half Lives" published in 1890. His work was influential in sparking social and political reforms to improve housing and living conditions for the poor.
According to How the Other Half Lives why did sinks stink in tenements?
They were filled with waste water.
In how the other half lives riis described the living condition of?
In the 1890 publication, "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, Riis describes the terrible conditions of tenement housing and what it's like for the people who live in them.
According to how the other half lives where did the only fresh air to tenements rooms come from?
From either the hallway or the stairs
How photojournalist brought attention to the horrible conditions in which immigrants lived in his work How the Other Half Lives Studies Among the Tenements of New York?
Jacob Riis !
. Which photojournalist brought attention to the horrible conditions in which immigrants lived in his work How the Other Half Lives Studies Among the Tenements of New York?
Jacob Riis !
Riis wrote . . . and all be poisoned by their summer stenches. What did he mean?
He was talking about the water supply in the sinks of the tenements. It comes from Riis' book How the Other Half Lives.
What is the book How the Other Half Lives about?
"How the other half lives", written in 1890, was photojournalism about the living conditions in the New York City slums in the 1880s.
What are some quotes from Jacob Riis' book How the Other Half Lives?
"The slum is the measure of civilization."
What does the quote how the other half lives means?
Type youC.The Drexel Committee checked to see whether tenements were safe....
How did Jacob Riis help the situation of immigrants in America's cities?
Jacob Riis exposed the problem in tenements by taking pictures of the life in tenements. He showed these pictures to the government and to the people populated in areas which held a lot of tenements where many immigrants lived.
When was How the Other Half Lives created?
How the Other Half Lives was created in 1890.
