She had help from people in her community to help her keep her lady-like appearance, especially people like the shoemaker Thomas Deaver. He let her take shoes for her children with the promise that she would pay him back. People in his position could have been hoping that the elite whites would rise up again and gain control of society, which in a since they did. In the book "A Year in the South 1865" the author Stephen Ash points out how early in the winter Cornelia was feeling the pressure of her situation, "Cornelia’s own situation as the winter began was undeniably grim, but she did not see it as hopeless. She had her older children to lean on she had her own considerable resources of strength and talent.
Lastly, Dorothy Day utilized her emotionally crippling childhood as well as her early experiences as a radical demonstrator to become the person she ultimately wanted to be. Her commitment to serving the poor was above reproach. Each of these leaders left a lasting impact on the groups of people they advocated for as well as American
During the progressive era, there was tension between urban and rural life. Tension derived from immigrants migrating to America to take the factory jobs and drive down wages for the working class Americans. In response to improving impoverished urban life, places like Hull House, developed by Jane Addams, were established. Hull House became a social, educational, and artistic center for the working class in Chicago. It was places like Hull House that incited social reform to help unify the urban and rural populations.
Since the country did not intend to enter the war the army had a relatively small amount of solders which had to be increased primarily by drafting. Subsequently, the population of men in the country decreased greatly, so the role of women in America increased and became more important. Before this point the woman’s main job was to be a house wife; cook, clean, raise the kids, but once the men were gone they were needed to take the position that some men had left behind. This idea was not popular with women at first. Women were not eager to leave their children and their way of life to start working.
Coming from a relatively poor family, Anastasia worked as a cleaning lady and borrowed textbooks from her classmates to save and make as much money as she could. Anastasia came to the US for a better education and life, compared to Russia’s hard and cruel standards. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by going to school in a whole new country, adapted to a whole new language and lifestyle, and persevered through her financial issues by working over time and saving up as much as she could. Anastasia is a hero because she showed courage by
U.S. Presidency April 8, 2010 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT One of the greatest issues surrounding Eleanor Roosevelt’s career, is the debate of how influential she really was during the presidency of her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eleanor’s influence was profound but it had important limitations. She used her position as first lady to bring attention to things that needed attention brought to like women’s rights and civil rights. Even though she wasn’t able to accomplish everything she wanted to, she made sure she did whatever she was capable of doing to make changes for America’s future. Eleanor Roosevelt grew from being a shy, awkward child, into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged.
By addressing Brenna’s abusive history through therapy she was able to validate and process through feelings of inadequacy, low self-esteem, loneliness, and powerlessness. Instead focusing and becoming victim of her abuse Brenna’s resiliency, self-sufficiency, and dedication to providing a healthy life for her unborn child gave her the motivation to set difficult goals, and she used her time at the shelter to attain them rather than remain in poverty. The social worker had a comprehensive view of the impacts of poverty in that she provided Brenna access to social services that would provide housing, food assistance and free education as described by Mantle and Backwith (2010). References Mantle, G., & Backwith, D. (2010). Poverty and social work.
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration effectively made the :Great Society” and then tackled the growing issue of poverty through this program but unfortunately could not help the gender discrimination of this time period. Lyndon Johnson took over the presidency and took into account the political problems in the United States surrounding both at home and oversees. Naming his new domestic program as the "Great Society", Johnson at
Jane Addams Through her sheer grit, fierce tenacity, creativity, and integrity to affect social change and improve the living conditions of those improvised, oppressed and exploited, Laura Jane Addams, who can be described as the quintessential social worker, stands as a true leader in the area of social reform in the United States during the Progressive Era and a source of inspiration to all modern day social workers who follow in her legacy of work. Jane’s contributions include the development of Hull House, the first settlement house in the United States. She was also advocate for women’s suffrage and a key player behind the establishment of safe and fair working conditions for women. Jane’s devotion to the well-being of children was also integral to the development of child labor laws, in addition to development of the first juvenile courts in the United States. She was also cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Adams, Jane, 2008).
Jane Addams served as a mother to poverty stricken families and individuals who struggled throughout their new immigrated lived in Chicago during the late 1890’s. Through her construction of the Hull House, she wanted to provide a foundation for the young people who eagerly strive for success but are halted by the whips and scorns of society. I found her to be motivated by three reasons for this action. First, in its simplest form, she wanted the people to have a place to call home. Her second motive was to improve the lives of the poor through educational programs, job opportunities, sparking new hope.