I need an american reformer but, not Rosa Parks?

Question

but, not Rosa Parks abraham lincon george washington harriot tubman, grimke sisters, ceasar chavez martin luther king

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Answer 1

Jessy, have you ever studied in your school the early 20th century progressives and reformers? Look up on Wikipedia some of these names : , Jacob Riis, Jane Addams, Ida M. Tarbell . How about Mary Mcleod Bethune? They should be remembered today. They were great men and women who made a difference in reforming the plight of the poor in their eras. Here is just some information to get you started:

JACOB RIIS: REFORMER AND PHOTOGRAPHER

Jacob Riis immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1870. After years of extreme poverty and hardship he finally found employment as a police reporter for the New York Tribune in 1877. In the 1880s his work gravitated towards reform and he worked with other New York reformers then crusading for better living conditions for the thousands of immigrants flocking to New York in search of new opportunities. His most popular work, How The Other Half Lives, became a pivotal work that precipitated much needed reforms and made him famous.Jacob Riis's photography, taken up to help him document the plight of the poor, made him an important figure in the history of documentary photography.

Jacob Riis employed a blend of reporting, reform and photography that made him a unique legend in all three fields. Theodore Roosevelt held Riis in very high esteem offering him positions of power and influence in his administration and calling him, "the most useful citizen of New York". Instead Riis continued his creative work, producing books on the plight of poor children , immigrants and tenement dwellers. He died in 1914.

Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American social worker, sociologist, philosopher and reformer. She was also the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and a founder of the U.S. Settlement House Movement.

In 1889 she and Ellen Gates Starr co-founded Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, one of the first settlement houses in the United States. At its height, Hull House was visited each week by around two thousand people. Its facilities included a night school for adults; kindergarten classes; clubs for older children; a public kitchen; an art gallery; a coffeehouse; a gymnasium; a girls club; a swimming pool; a book bindery; a music school; a drama group; a library; and labor-related divisions.

Hull House also served as a women's sociological institution. . She worked with George H. Mead on social reform issues including women's rights, ending child-labor, and the 1910 Garment Workers' Strike in which she was a mediator. Although academic sociologists of the time defined her work as "social work", Addams did not consider herself a social worker. She combined the central concepts of symbolic interactionism with the theories of cultural feminism and pragmatism to form her sociological ideas (Deegan, 1988). In 1998 the British Columbia Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom commissioned Canadian artist Christian Cardell Corbet to create a bronze medallion of Jane Addams to celebrate her life and achievements. The medallion since has been collected by several important museums.

Ida Tarbell Dates: (November 5, 1857 - January 6, 1944)
Occupation: Newspaper and magazine writer and editor, lecturer, muckraker.
Known for: Exposes of corporate America, especially Standard Oil; biographies of Abraham Lincoln.
Also known as: Ida M. Tarbell, Ida Minerva Tarbell
About Ida Tarbell:
Originally from Pennsylvania, Ida Tarbell was an editor for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, then decided to go to Paris where she supported herself by writing for American magazines. In 1894, Ida Tarbell was hired by McClure's Magazine. She published some of her articles as books: biographies of Napoleon, Madame Roland and Abraham Lincoln.

Ida Tarbell is best known for the two volume work, originally articles for McClure's, on John D. Rockefeller and his oil interests: The History of the Standard Oil Company, published 1904. The exposé resulted in federal action and eventually in the breakup of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey under the 1911 Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Did you ever hear of Mary Mcleod Bethune? In her era a powerful force for freedom equality and education for blacks.

MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE

Mary McLeod Bethune, born to former slaves a decade after the end of the Civil War, devoted her life to ensuring the right to education and freedom from discrimination for black Americans. Bethune believed that through education, blacks could begin to earn a living in a country that still opposed racial equality. Bethune worked tirelessly until her death and would not rest while there was "a single ***** boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth."
Bethune also opened a high school and a hospital for blacks. She had immense faith in God and believed that nothing was impossible. Bethune remained president of the school for more than 40 years. In 1923, she oversaw the school's merger with the Cookman Institute, thereby forming the Bethune-Cookman College.

With her school a success, Bethune became increasingly involved in political issues. It was through her discussions with Vice President Thomas Marshall that the Red Cross decided to integrate, and blacks were allowed to perform the same duties as whites. In 1917, she became president of the Florida Federation of Colored Women. In 1924, Bethune became president of the National Association of Colored Women, at that time the highest national office a black woman could aspire. And in 1935, she formed the National Council of ***** Women to take on the major national issues affecting blacks.

Bethune served as director of the National Youth Administration's Division of ***** Affairs (1936), Vice-President of the NAACP (1940), and served on President Truman's Committee of Twelve for National Defense (1951). She also continued working with many organizations, such as the National Urban League, the Association of American Colleges, and the League of Women Voters.

She worked under presidents Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Theodore Roosevelt on child welfare, housing, employment, and education. In June of 1936, she was assigned director of the Division of ***** Affairs and became the first black woman to serve as head of a federal agency. As director, she traveled across the country, speaking out for equal education and treatment for blacks.

Bethune was also involved in the postwar "planning for peace." On April 25, 1945, Bethune was sent to San Francisco by President Harry S. Truman as a consultant to the organizing meeting of the United Nations. At the conference, she interacted with people of color from European colonial territories in Africa and Asia, supporting their demands for independence

Mary McLeod Bethune died on May 18, 1955, leaving a legacy of interracial cooperation and increased educational opportunity for blacks. Thanks to the efforts of NCNW President Dorothy Height, her exemplary life of service to others has been honored in the form of a statue which graces Washington, DC's Lincoln Park. She is the first black woman to be honored in this way.


I hope this might give you some ideas.

Best wishes,

John B.

Answer 2

Women reformer:
Dix, Dorothea Lynde 1802-87, American social reformer, pioneer in the movement for humane treatment of the insane, b. Hampden, Maine. For many years she ran a school in Boston. In 1841 she visited a jail in East Cambridge, Mass., and was shocked at conditions there, especially the indiscriminate mixing of criminals

Male Reformer:
Hale, Edward Everett 1822-1909, American author and Unitarian clergyman, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1839. He was the nephew of Edward Everett. The pastor of a church in Worcester, Mass. (1842-56), and of one in Boston (1856-1903), Hale was widely influential as a reformer and a prolific writer of magazine articles. From

Answer 3

Sojourner Truth, Samuel Howe, Frederick Douglass, Louis Braile, Dorothy Dix, Thomas Gallaudet

Answer 4

Boston is an essential blend of colonial history and cutting-edge innovation. From the charming cobblestones of Beacon Hill and revolutionary landmarks of the Freedom Trail, to the legendary grounds of Harvard University and Fenway Park, Boston is a prize chest of Americana and with hotelbye you could have the opportunity to know this treasure. Boston is famous it while the "holder of liberty" and Faneuil Hall is among the areas must-see similar to the adjoining Faneuil Hall Marketplace, a location that includes three long halls: Quincy Market, North Market, and South Market. , Faneuil Hall Marketplace is dating from the first 19th century and has become occupied by way of a lively assortment of stores, restaurants, and exhibitions. In good temperature, you will find road performers and buskers wearing shows in the square across the market.

Answer 5

Malcom X, Abe, Susan B Anthony, Paul Revere, Helen Keller

Answer 6

You might consider Ralph Nader, although it is harder to
convince people of the merits of a living person.. History books tend to somewhat simplify important figures into good guys and bad guys more readily. You might try Samuel Gompers, who was instrumental in the formation of labor unions around the time of the industrial revolution, to protect workers from some of the dreadful working conditions of the time.

Answer 7

Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin. She went into the mines of W.V., she went everywhere, in F.D.R.'s place. He was unable to walk, due to polio. She was a United Nations Diplomat, Humanitarian and First Lady (1933-45).

Answer 8

Mose Kleinfeld

Answer 9

How about Hendrik Meijer, who originated the concept of "One stop shopping"

Although Meijer is a regional store, primarily in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, they were offering a retail and grocery combination store long before Sam Walton considered opening a super Wal-Mart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meijer

Answer 10

I would go with Bayard Rustin, the developer of nonviolent direct action during the civil rights movement. Your teacher won't see this one coming because most people don't reconize his large contributions to the movement.

Answer 11

Teddy Roosevelt because he transformed the way we thought about our natural resources