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Hull House, Chicago. Settlement and community houses in the United States were a vital part of the settlement movement, a progressive social movement that began in the mid-19th century in London with the intention of improving the quality of life in poor urban areas through education initiatives, food and shelter provisions, and assimilation and naturalization assistance.
The term "social movements" was introduced in 1848 by the German Sociologist Lorenz von Stein in his book Socialist and Communist Movements since the Third French Revolution (1848) in which he introduced the term "social movement" into scholarly discussions [31] – actually depicting in this way political movements fighting for the social ...
They aimed to professionalize the social sciences, especially history, [10] economics, [11] and political science [12] and improve efficiency with scientific management or Taylorism. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Initially, the movement operated chiefly at the local level, but later it expanded to the state and national levels.
The sit-in movement, sit-in campaign, or student sit-in movement, was a wave of sit-ins that followed the Greensboro sit-ins on February 1, 1960, led by students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Institute (A&T). [1] The sit-in movement employed the tactic of nonviolent direct action and was a pivotal event during the Civil Rights ...
The Fair Housing Bill was the most contentious civil rights legislation of the era. Senator Walter Mondale, who advocated for the bill, noted that over successive years, it was the most filibustered legislation in U.S. history. It was opposed by most Northern and Southern senators, as well as the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
These movements have highlighted the interconnected nature of various forms of discrimination and the need for broader social justice reforms. In the 21st century, the struggle for civil rights remains ongoing, with movements like Black Lives Matter bringing attention to police brutality and systemic racism. Issues such as residential ...
The most direct and impactful movement on first-wave feminism was the Abolitionist Movement. Black men and women had been fighting for rights during and before the Temperance Movement. White women began to identify themselves with the struggle for rights and became involved in the abolition of slavery.