https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd By Caroline Crowley en-us 2017-03-14 13:16:04 UTC 2025-11-06 12:53:39 UTC hello@padlet.com crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/159968685 There were many issues in the Gilded Age. Although it looked good on the surface, there were numerous unfortunate events underneath the shield of booming economies and big businessmen. Consumers were being fed poisoned food which incorporated rats, rat poison, and feces, along with many acids, as shown in "The Jungle." Workers weren’t safe either, even if they were adults. They were working under deadly conditions and were not receiving enough pay to make a living, causing their children to have to work. Children faced exploitation from their employers, who stuck them into dangerous situations without sufficient pay (sometimes only 2 cents a day!!). Immigrants faced difficult situations in attempting to enter the country on Ellis Island where they were examined in every aspect and stripped of their dignity. Women didn’t have a say over where their husbands’ paycheck went, which was usually to the saloon. They were forced to make a family out of tatters and no steady paychecks. These were just a few problems of the Gilded Age.]]> 2017-03-14 13:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/159968685 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/159969969 Taken by Lewis Hine to expose the problems of child labor.]]> 2017-03-14 13:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/159969969 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160231928 At the end of the Gilded Age and during the transition to the Progressive Era, many people were upset with the problems that had arisen during the Gilded Age. Unions attempted to address these problems by promoting workers’ rights. They gathered as many working Americans as they could in order to make deals with employers, slowly eliminating issues like child labor, low wages, long hours, and dangerous conditions. Muckrakers attempted to end behind-the-scenes blackmail through espionage.They published their findings and exposed many high-class individuals. Ida Tarbell did this, writing about Standard Oil Company, one of the largest companies in the country at the time. She exposed the blackmail that the owners were using to get ahead and make more money. Lewis Hine also did this, publishing pictures of little children suffering in the workplace. Many people tried to make a difference by supporting Unions, protesting for their rights, striking, and becoming reformers. The Gilded Age was slowly killed by individuals who decided to band together.

]]> 2017-03-15 12:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160231928 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160235058 There are many lessons from the Gilded Age and Progressivism that relate to the present. Through the muckrakers, we can see that sometimes it’s not bad to know what’s really happening in our world. History repeats itself in many ways. For example, they had issues with the production of their food then and sanitary issues. The article on “The Trouble With Chicken” shows that maybe that battle isn’t over. Our chicken is contaminated with "dangerous pathogens" and the food protection system isn't helping to protect us. There are many protests and issues with Unions today, like with Buzzfeed UK's CEO. There are troubles with women’s rights, as shown in the article "Women's Rights." Individuals can and are still making a difference. We can take the history of the Gilded Age and use it to our advantage today.

]]> 2017-03-15 13:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160235058 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160235431 Here is one way that the Gilded Age is reflected in the present.]]> 2017-03-15 13:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160235431 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160237574 2017-03-15 13:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160237574 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160238694 This is a magazine calling for workers in unions to strike.]]> 2017-03-15 13:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160238694 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160239437 This is an image of immigrants entering the country from Ellis Island.]]> 2017-03-15 13:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160239437 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160352608 Here is a website containing a long summary of working conditions in the Gilded Age.]]> 2017-03-15 18:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160352608 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160353204 This is a biography of a muckraker who exposed the Standard Oil Company.]]> 2017-03-15 18:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160353204 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160354413 Here is an article on the UK Buzzfeed CEO, who wants to prevent a union. CEO's used to discourage unions in the Gilded Age, too.]]> 2017-03-15 19:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160354413 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160355166 Here is an article that talks about women's rights in the workplace. Women also struggled in the workplace in the Gilded Age.]]> 2017-03-15 19:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160355166 crowleyc2 https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160509258 One muckraker wrote a book reflecting on issues and dangers in the workplace. He said, " you could scarcely find a person who had the use of his thumb; time and time again the base of it had been slashed, till it was a mere lump of flesh against which the man pressed the knife to hold it. The hands of these men would be criss- crossed with cuts, until you could no longer pretend to count them or to trace them. They would have no nails, – they had worn them off pulling hides; their knuckles were swollen so that their fingers spread out like a fan." This book shows the struggles and mistreatment of workers in the industry. It also woke people up to what they were getting in their food.]]> 2017-03-16 12:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/crowleyc2/f8of0kj8txtd/wish/160509258