Question

1. describe one wealthy womans philanthropy work during the gilded age.
2. what caused many women to become increasingly knowledgeable and cultured during the gilded age?

jane addams

1. who was the best - known philanthropist of the gilded age? what did she establish?
2. what did the hull - house provide for women?

carrie nation

1. what did carrie nation do during the gilded age that gained her notoriety?
2. what did carrie nation believe was the root of all evil? why did she believe this?
3. what two amendments did carrie nation help pave the way for during the gilded age?

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Explanation:

1. One example is Clara Barton. She founded the American Red - Cross, providing aid in disasters and wars.
2. Increased access to education, women's clubs, and social reform movements contributed to women becoming more knowledgeable and cultured.
3. Jane Addams was a well - known philanthropist. She established Hull - House, a settlement house in Chicago.
4. Hull - House provided educational opportunities, vocational training, and a community space for women.
5. Carrie Nation was known for using an axe to destroy saloons as part of her anti - alcohol crusade.
6. Carrie Nation believed alcohol was the root of all evil as she saw its negative impacts on families and society, such as domestic violence and poverty.
7. Carrie Nation helped pave the way for the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) and the 19th Amendment (Women's suffrage).

Answer:

1. Clara Barton founded the American Red - Cross.
2. Increased access to education, women's clubs, and social reform movements.
3. Jane Addams; Hull - House.
4. Educational opportunities, vocational training, and a community space.
5. Destroyed saloons with an axe.
6. Alcohol; due to its negative impacts on families and society.
7. 18th Amendment (Prohibition) and 19th Amendment (Women's suffrage).