Women/Family
Equality
Challenges women faced in the workplace?
There was no more space in Europe → they felt like they had to leave
There was a significant increase in the population due to immense supplies of grain and fish
Russians became violent towards Jews
Many faced harassment and violence
What were push factors?
What class emerged during the gilded age?
What is middle class?
Education was only accessible to this social class?
What is high class?
What issues did cities cause for some families?
What is, it separated people from their villages and families split up.
Was a feminist who published Women and Economics in 1898
Who is Charlotte Perkins Gilman?
Prosperity
Amnesty granted to certain undocumented immigrants
America was showcased as a land with many opportunities
People were also influenced from their friends and families who wrote to them from America → they were influenced by their positive writings about the US
There was more food and other supplies that their native countries lacked
Freedom from the military
Freedom of religion
People were promised land or guaranteed to get land for a cheap price
Since industrialists wanted low-wage labor, railroads needed buyers, states wanted population, and steamship lines needed human cargo → immigrants were perfect to fill these necessities
They wanted to make money
Sometimes they only came to America to work and then bring back the money they made to their home country
What were pull factors?
This social class enjoyed luxuries such as extra leisure time
What is middle class?
What fields were of study were offered at universities?
What types of families lived in the city?
What is, families with less children, where all had to work.
Family sizes decreased → it was hard to raise big families in crowded tenements, and they did not have enough money
How did urbanization affect families?
It was the first thing immigrants saw when they came to America and it symbolized opportunity and freedom
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Who was the richest and most powerful man during this time period?
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
What did cities do for education?
What is provided better education than schoolhouses and reversed illiteracy?
How were women at an advantage living in the city?
What is they gained more independence and were able to become productive with their newly acquired jobs.
Taking care of the family’s health
Focusing on the children’s educations
Had to voice their opinions to public boards
Responsibilities of Women
They felt that the flow of immigrants overcrowded cities, which led to poor living conditions.
Immigrants were accused of taking jobs from Americans by accepting lower wages.
Nativists felt that America was turning into a “dumping ground” because of the cultural differences between them. Nativists believed immigrants brought foreign customs, languages, and religions that threatened American traditions and customs.
Immigrants were stereotyped as bringing crime, poverty, and disease into America.
Non-white immigrants were viewed as inferior.
Nativists feared radicalism since immigrants were usually associated with radical political ideologies
Why did nativists oppose immigration?
Low class citizens often recent immigrants lived in cramped unsanitary housing in urban areas
What are tenements?
What were schools like before the development of cities?
What is very few were tax funded and overcrowded?
What were the disadvantages of living in cities?
What is: poor living conditions, pollution, and overpopulation.
They believed that since they stopped their “traditional duties” as mothers to work, they should be able to vote
Why did women believe they should be allowed to vote?
Allowed immigrants to be in a familiar environment. Immigrants would have a shared language, culture, and religion within their neighborhood.
Created job opportunities. Immigrants could find work through their community. They would usually find work in local businesses.
Gave a sense of safety to the immigrants. The ghettos protected the immigrants from discrimination in their neighborhoods.
Families and friends would help and support each other. The neighborhoods would help with financial assistance and job finding within the community
Some ethnic neighborhoods became politically involved which helped advocate for their rights.
What are the benefits of ghettos?
How was the lower class impacted by industrialization?
What is, give them job opportunities as they become laborers for big industries?
What did the Chautauqua Movement do for society?
What is sponsoring public lectures and home study courses?
How did industrialization in the city impact laborers?
What is, the city promoted overpopulation and allowed people to be exposed to dangerous work environments.