feb 1, 1879 - REFORM MOVEMENT FOR THE POOR: “Progress and Poverty” (1879) & “Looking Back: 2000-1887” (1888) - attack laissez-faire policies & leader many to demand more govt regulation New York Charity Organization (1882) & Moral-Purity Campaign (around 1860s - 1900) - focus on improving the morality of the urban poor YMCA (1851) & YWCA (1858) - give the poor alternative learning environment (stress morality as well)
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feb 1, 1879
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