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Of what class were the leaders of the Progressive movement?
High & middle class
What contributed to the first real progress in the women's movement?
the opportunity for middle-class women to think about society
What movement challenged the American political and social system and coventional middle class values in the 1960s?
Femenism
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the progressive era?
The industrial revolution led to a new economic group of people we now call the middle class. The progressive movement found it's popularity in the middle class.
Most settlement houses were staffed by?
Middle-class young women, seeking to alleviate poverty an do useful professional work when most careers were closed to them.
Why might educated middle class women get involved in the settlement house movement?
More than half.
Which group made up the majority of those involved in the progressive movement?
middle class
Of what class were the leaders of the Progressive movement?
High & middle class
What was established in poor neighborhoods where middle-class residents lived and helped the poor resident?
settlement houses
What were the reform efforts of the settlement movement?
The settlement movement was a reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community. Its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors. The "settlement houses" provided services such as daycare, education, and healthcare to improve the lives of the poor in these areas.
What contributed to the first real progress in the women's movement?
the opportunity for middle-class women to think about society
Was Jane Addams poor?
Quite the opposite! she grew up in a respectable, middle or upper middle class background but was haunted by concern for the poor- and indeed got involved in the slum clearance movement. She founded the Hull House in Chicago which ( although it has relocated) still functions as a settlement house and community center. Miss Addams was known to be involved in international affairs- and won the Nobel Peace Prize in the early thirties- it was a joint award, shared with a man, I believe the economist Sir Robert Angell. consult reference books.
What movement challenged the American political and social system and coventional middle class values in the 1960s?
Femenism
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the progressive era?
The industrial revolution led to a new economic group of people we now call the middle class. The progressive movement found it's popularity in the middle class.
Who were the first progressives?
middle class whites-apex
What has the author Ran Vijoy Kumar written?
Ran Vijoy Kumar has written: 'Role of the middle class in nationalist movement, 1912-1947' -- subject(s): History, Middle class, Nationalism, Politics and government
A largely middle-class movement that aimed to use the power of government to correct the economic and social problems of industrialism?
the progressivism movement.
