Poverty in the gilded age by Ben Richards

problems

benrichards — 2024-04-30 14:15:25 UTC

Cities were very crowded
Apartment were expensive
Families could not afford to buy houses
Lots of immigrants and struggling farmers had to work in big cities
Low pay and long hours caused many to be crammed into tenements with many others
In 1890 11 million out of the united stats 12 million made less then 1200 dollars a year
Tenements where run down

reformers

benrichards — 2024-04-30 14:15:34 UTC

Jacob A. Riis
Jane adams - made settlement house that had services for the lower class
Upton sinclair - exposed the living conditions of the lower class

solution

benrichards — 2024-04-30 14:15:44 UTC

Jacob A. Riis caused the government to make efforts to reform the living conditions
Settlement houses help the homeless find a places

problems

benrichards — 2024-04-30 14:52:05 UTC

The poverty line is 11.5 percent
37.9 million people in poverty
There rising n health care and housing costs
Child poverty doubled in 2022

reformers

benrichards — 2024-04-30 14:53:43 UTC

Bill gates
He has a foundation that 100 million dollars goes to help create opportunities for the lower class

goals

benrichards — 2024-05-01 14:21:38 UTC

The government is trying to end all forms of poverty

connection (Problems)

benrichards — 2024-05-01 14:22:29 UTC

Some of the issues are the same like homelessness. But a lot is different. For example cities aren't as overcrowded. Now it is more of there is not enough job opportunities for everyone.

Connection (reformers)

benrichards — 2024-05-01 14:24:36 UTC

In the gilded age some reformers worked to reveal the awful living condition of the lower class and impoverished. No people like bill gates work to create job opportunities for the poor to give better living conditions

connection (solluitons)

benrichards — 2024-05-01 14:25:07 UTC