Assignment Problem: Watch these two video clips:
- The Women of Hull House: Harnessing Statistics for Progressive Reform
- The Gilded Age: People's Party Segment 15:
Questions to Answer:
Question 1: Jane Addams opened a settlement house in Chicago named Hull House. What programs and assistance did Hull House offer immigrant women and what assistance was helpful or not helpful to the immigrant women community?
Question 2: Mary Elizabeth Lease joined the Populist party during the 1890s. How does her involvement in the Populist movement characterize women's activities and influence for reform and suffrage in the Gilded Age?
Remember to provide the page number of any textbook reading materials that you use to help your class members understand where you found your discussion point included in your discussion analysis. If you quote or reference from the videos give the time stamp showing the location in the video for the information.