Urban & Social Reforms
Explore Progressive efforts to improve urban conditions, public health, and social welfare.
Key Questions
- Analyze the goals and achievements of urban reformers like Jane Addams and the settlement house movement.
- Explain how Progressives addressed issues such as child labor, public health, and sanitation.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of social welfare reforms in improving the lives of the urban poor.
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