PPT-Workers and Reformers in Gilded Age America

Women amp Work 1 All American Women have ALWAYS worked 2 Only poor women generally worked for WAGES 3 A LOT of womens work is unwaged domestic work cooking laundering cleaning reproductive work making and rearing children and volunteer work ladies aid societies philanthropy. 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Political Machines. The Gilded Age. 1870’s-1900. . Name of a . book written by Mark Twain. and Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. (1873), satirizing what they believed to be an . 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . tycoons. In the late 19. th. Century the US became the leading industrial power. Many became wealthy beyond belief. With no government regulation and greed workers suffered. What beliefs and policies allowed the unfair business practices?.  . The Gilded Age in America: Successes. : . 1. Displays of wealth and excess among upper class. 2. 2nd industrial revolution. 3. Labor union movements. Gilded Age . But underneath, there were problems. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at . www.boundless.com. Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform. Using Boundless Presentations. The Appendix. The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience.. “Gilded Age” – 1870-1900. Post-Reconstruction America. Phrase coined by Mark Twain; used to represent America during this time. Also, think of a beautiful, shiny, red apple… that is rotten on the inside. American author . Mark Twain. To “gild” something is to lay a thin layer of gold. over some rougher/cheaper base material. Gilded Age. Refers to the period after the Civil War through 1900. Period of great economic and population growth. Gilded Age. :. A sarcastic name given to the . three-decade-long post-Civil era. by Mark Twain in 1873. Every. presidential . election. was . close. The . majority. party in the House . switched 6 times . TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron. TIME Magazine Format. Date the reflects the time of your Robber Barron. Interesting quote/summary . of . your . cover story. Cover Story of your Robber Barron. The golden gleam of the gilded surface hides the cheapness of the metal underneath.”--Mark Twain . What . do you think this quote means?. What is Twain trying to say?. What are some industrial problems America has during the Industrial Revolution . Part 1. Manifest Destiny. Following the Civil War, the notion of Manifest Destiny, the belief that the United States should extend to the Pacific because God willed it, again became a popular idea.. American now controlled the land, now it was time to settle it.. Have you ever used any. of these products?. What company created these . products?. Who was the man behind the creation. of these products? . Apple Inc. . Steve Jobs. CEO. 1976: Started Apple at 21 years old. THE. BIG QUESTIONS. What factors encouraged American economic growth in the decades. after the Civil War?. How did workers fare in the new industrial America?. Could workers have improved their working conditions without organizing labor unions?.