The document outlines various reform movements led by women in the Gilded Age, including temperance, abolition, women's rights, and settlement houses. It discusses the Temperance Movement's shift from moderation to advocating prohibition. The Women's Christian Temperance Union led by Frances Willard addressed problems of alcohol abuse through poverty alleviation and social reforms. Settlement houses aimed to help immigrant families adjust to urban life and employ educated women.
1. Women and Reform in the Gilded Age Early 19th Century Reform Temperance Frances Willard and the WCTU The Settlement House Movement Women’s Rights Movement
8. The Temperance Movement Reformers first encouraged temperance- where people were supposed to drink only in moderation
9. The Temperance Movement Reformers first encouraged temperance- where people were supposed to drink only in moderation When this failed, they tried to convince the public to abstain from consuming alcohol
10. The Temperance Movement Reformers first encouraged temperance- where people were supposed to drink only in moderation When this failed, they tried to convince the public to abstain from consuming alcohol When the abstinence campaign failed, the moved toward support of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages- prohibition
13. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Led by Frances Willard First focused on problems of alcohol, but soon came to see alcohol abuse as a result of poverty, poor living and working conditions, etc.
14. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Led by Frances Willard First focused on problems of alcohol, but soon came to see alcohol abuse as a result of poverty, poor living and working conditions, etc. Eventually embraced a wide array of social reforms to help the working classes
15. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Led by Frances Willard First focused on problems of alcohol, but soon came to see alcohol abuse as a result of poverty, poor living and working conditions, etc. Eventually embraced a wide array of social reforms to help the working classes Willard embraced Christian Socialism
17. The Settlement Houses To help immigrant and working class families adjust to urban living
18. The Settlement Houses To help immigrant and working class families adjust to urban living To provide meaningful employment to the new generation of college-education women
19. The Settlement Houses To help immigrant and working class families adjust to urban living To provide meaningful employment to the new generation of college-education women Helped professionalize the social sciences of Sociology and Social work through collection of statistics, reports, and photographs