Florence Kelley Essay Examples and Topics

During the late 19th century, findings of rich and varied natural resources, innovations, and rapid industrialization led to the Gilded Age. American writer, Mark Twain, coined this period as such because the nation was “glittering” on the surface but had underlying flaws. The achievements made…

During the 1900s’ Philadelphia and other country’s struggle for working men to vote however women believed that they could fix this problem. In her speech, Florence Kelly uses rhetorical strategies such as connotation, diction and imagery to gain the sympathy of her audience to reinforce…

“Tonight while we sleep, several thousand little girls will be working in textile mills.” The United States industrialized in the 19th and 20th centuries and because of it, several Americans grew proud of their prospering economy. Nevertheless, industrialization also meant the rise of monopolies and…