Settlement Houses and the Great Depression
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- Synopsis
- During the Progressive Era of the 1880s and early 1900s, Hull-House and other settlements in U.S. cities played a leading role in social reform. They championed labor and pushed for innovations such as kindergartens and public playgrounds. Throughout the years of the Great Depression, settlements in Chicago and New York remained active in a variety of reform efforts. However, settlements in most other cities avoided taking a stand, and held to a conservative agenda. Trolander examines the factors that led to this shift in focus by so many settlements, and tries to explain why settlements in Chicago and New York continued to press for social change. Other books about the Settlement Movement are available from Bookshare.
- Copyright:
- 1975
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 213 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780814315293
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 06/03/05
- Copyrighted By:
- Wayne State University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.