Children of the Settlement Houses
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- Synopsis
- In the 1880s and 1890s, immigrants from Europe poured into American cities. Most lived in horrific poverty, lacking even such basic services as electricity or running water. A number of idealistic women and men of the middle classes moved into these poverty-wracked neighborhoods and tried to help. These "settlers" worked to bring cultural opportunities to their neighbors and to improve living conditions. From New York to San Francisco they founded some 400 community centers, or settlement houses, where people could gather to study and have fun. This book introduces young children to the settlement house movement and suggests projects to bring settlement history to life.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 46 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781575052427
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/13/05
- Copyrighted By:
- Caroline Arnold
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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