Essays on Florence Kelley
After America changed during the Industrial Revolution and Reconstruction, it entered a new era called the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age took place from the late 1860s to 1896. This time period transformed the economy, technology, government, and social customs of America. During this era, the wealthy endowed private money to thousands of colleges, hospitals,...
Being an author infers that one should expect credit after publishing or presenting work. As a result, credit for contribution or authorship may include not only those who did the actual writing but also those who provided any kind of intellectual contribution. Similarly, if a person did a certain contribution during the early stages of...
Women and Power in American History by Kathryn Kish Sklar discusses the controversy surrounding support to the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1920s. The ERA was highly opposed when it was first brought to light; many suffrage supporters and politically active women continued to oppose it until the 1970s, although their initial issues with it...