01:512:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Henry Street Settlement, Lillian Wald, Lower East Side
8 Nov 2016
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Chapter 21: urban america and the progressive era. American communities: the henry street settlement house: women settlement house. Lillian wald, nurse in ny hospital: created a nurse service in lower east side w. marry brewster, charged fee of 10-25 cents. Jacob schiff donated henry street settlement to them. Many other educated young women built settlements. Jane addams, lillian wald, florence kelley influential political figures during progressive era. 1: subjective necessity , gave women power to connect w/ the real world, settlement houses humanitarian reform, jane addams- went to college. No child labor: published hull house maps and papers- on poverty in america, important movements challenged traditional relationships & attitudes, broke idea of women"s place is home , 1. Evangelical protestantism- rid all sin, poverty, equality: 2. Progressives believed that amer needed a new social consciousness. New reform communities, other organizations spread nationwide.
