The New Era

Achievements in the technology of the gilded Age gave the opportunity to scientists throughout the Progressive Era to make new discoveries. For example, in 1878 physicist Albert A. Michelson first measured the speed of light; this later played an important role in Albert Einstein’s 1905 development of the “The Special Theory of Relativity”. In 1907, Albert Michelson became…

In chapter 20, America faced the progressive era, so that America could achieve a lot of reformation of organization, women, politic, city government, some ideas, etc. In particular, organization was fundamental element for successful reformation in this era. Since some new technologies like travel and communication encouraged people to organize some groups to protect and develop their certain economic interests. Through this process, the term progressivism which showed anxiety of the urban…

society from ensuring that everyone’s living conditions were safe and improving employee working conditions to the promotion of big business regulations and introducing methods to protect the environment and conserve resources. During the Progressive Era, supporters were also driven to ensure women had a right to vote, that election reforms were adopted and that all Americans were provided the opportunity to earn an education. In the early 1900s, school for children was not a priority and they…

To know about Victorian women, you would have to know first what the Victorian Era was, right? Well, the Victorian Era was the name of the reign by Alexandria Victoria, who was better known as Queen Victoria. During her reign as queen, which took place in the United Kingdom for nearly 64 years, it was a time of many changes and improvements within the U.K. These changes included political, scientific, industrial, military, and especially cultural alterations. This all happened between May of…

Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” and X.J. Kennedy’s “A Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day” both allude to the topic of prostitution. By analyzing and interpreting these poems, one could compare and contrast the themes, historical contexts, women’s roles in society during these times, and the subject of feminism to further understand why the women chose the life they did. Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” is a story that contrasts the lives of two girls; one who is an un-named farm girl and…

of compassion, motherly love, self-effacing combining unceasing flow of spirits, extreme activity and diligence, her punctuality, uprightness and remarkable frugality that distinguishes her from her mother, Lady Deadlock who epitomize the vanity of era but all seem to in ruins as the novel progress and by way of contrast she became revealed as heartbroken passionate woman. Her quest for adventure and pleasure at younger age brought her shame: she bore a child out of wedlock from Captain Hawdon.…

school, and not being able to leave. This was the life of a child of the estate during the Victorian Era. Although the child’s family may have been rich, that doesn’t mean that the child would live a happy life, free of troubles and worries. Some aspects of a child’s life were happy and not worrisome, including their variety of food choice and expensive clothing. However, children during the Victorian Era usually had very sad and depressing lives because of the fact that their parents were not…

Extreme fascination, passion, lust and beauty can be tempting, but admitting to them was a struggle facing people in 19th century or Victorian Era and this is evident in the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” When Oscar Wilde wrote, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, he was critiquing a cultural moment in time. He was attempting to make his Victorian audience think about their inability to admit to their true desires and fear of temptation. A British journalist by the name W. T. Stead committed the…

England was under Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign under the 1590s. She had been on the thrown since 1558 and kept the crown until her death in 1603. The era she ruled is known as the Elizabethan era, and it was a period of relative peace, commercial and imperial expansions and growing national confidence. But it was also a period that was overshadowed by the on-going religious resistance that were often extreme, sometimes violent. It was a tough life in London during the 1500s. We may not know if…

a product primarily consumed by women. (Gitelman). Not only were women in the right place physically to be the phonograph’s most important consumers, but they also were in the right place mentally. Women were meant to be listeners in the Victorian Era. They were “vessels of culture and models of self-cultivation,” and not meant to speak. Rather, they to be seen. (Naeem 461, Katz…