History Question

1. Before the end of the 19th century Americans had become custom to rapid changes in their society such as all of the following EXCEPT?
1. Industrialization
2. Urbanization
3. Immigration
4. Flight
5. Other Jarring Transformations
2. What is the fear of concentrated power and the urge to limit and disperse authority and wealth is?
1. Belief in Progress
2. Faith in Knowledge
3. Antimonopoly
4. NAWSA
5. Women And Reform
3. The progressive Impulse included all of the following EXCEPT?
1. Varieties of Progressivism
2. The Social Gospel
3. The “New Women”
4. The Muckrakers
5. The Settlement House Movement

The Living Essay

I worked with Madison and Karen to join our progressive topics into one essay.

-Intro-

During the Progressive Era mass health regulations along with recognition of the benefits of a healthier lifestyle lead to a more informed society that was more conscious of their personal hygiene. The innovation of the Gillette Razor helped lead men to create a better standpoint of personal hygiene, while women were looking up to Annie Oakley as a role model for women’s health and respect of their bodies. The Influenza pandemic of 1918 lead to an overhaul of health regulations that would help increase the quality of life of everyday citizens, men or women.

-Conclusion- 

Had it not been for the quick thinking and influential figures of the time period like Annie Oakley and King Camp Gillette the importance of personal hygiene would not have been so widely accepted. These steps towards betterment of health made the mass reformation of health regulations, after the “Spanish Flu” pandemic more widely accepted and easier to enforce. Had Progressivism not taken such drastic measures to change the way American’s live, would we still be living in third-world conditions?

The Gillette Razor

King Camp Gillette

In this article I learned that men had tried so many ways to shave. They had started using seashells, sharpened rocks, and Metal. Later in the 18th century, the straight Razor was created. It allowed for a close shave and was so durable that it could last for years. However, the razor was dangerous. It was also expensive and hard to keep sharp. In 1880 Otto and Fredrick Kampfe invented the safety razor, which left only part of the Razor exposed. In 1890, King Camp Gillette looked for an idea that would make him rich. He wanted to make a razor blade that was so inexpensive and thin that it could be throw out. In 1901, Gillette, William Nickerson and others had found the American Safety Razor Company. William Nickerson was the man that designed the blades that Gillette wanted. In 1901 Gillette had only sold 51 razors, but as time went on that increased. Gillette sold his razors at a low price because he new that the company would make a profit from the replacement blades that they sold. Gillette blades also got to see some war action. During the first World War Gillette was the main supplier of razors for the Army, he supplied the razors for a Low Rate which made it easier for the Army. In the February 19th edition of The Daily Shave in 1922 Gillette talks about his invention. He said, " I was so poor that I didn't have enough money to take out the patents. It was 1904 before I could put the razor on the market The First razor I made was the same principle as the razor sold today." He went on to say how much women effected the market and how 100,000 razors were sold to women in 1921. Gillette invention was game changing and his company still exists to this day.                    
           Gillette's razors were revolutionary for the time. His razor was based of the regular design of the straight razor but only with replaceable blades. During this time men were consistently cutting themselves with the traditional straight razors. The original blade was made out of carbon steel. Although they were able to cut through whiskers easily they also corroded easily. During the progressive era, people wanted better hygiene. So the idea of a blade the would corrode easily was not popular. Millions of men decided to switch to the stainless steel, which didn't corrode easily, but they still cut skin easy as well. I learned that Gillette came out with the 2 blade shave which provided a clean and safe shave.
           

Self Reflection

So far in the 3rd quarter I have enjoyed watching movies about the different topics and understanding their point of view on the topic.. The harder reading questions are not my favorite, but I think after a while I will began to understand them better. The analyzing of the political cartoons was interesting but I did not really see the point of it. As the quarter continues and we go into the 4th quarter I hope to be able to watch more interesting movies and hopefully have a fun and cool project.

Progress

1. Progress is improving a thing or society a little bit as a time; moving forward.
2. The progressive era was a time in the United States that was widely based on social activism and political reform from the 1890's to 1920's.
3. During the progressive era they exposed corruption in the government. They believed that family was the base stone of America so they decreased average working time so that people could spend time with families. They also tried to permanently fix their reforms into law through the 16-19 amendments. They created prohibition, which outlawed the manufacture, sale and transport of alcohol.
4. A lot of the reforms were about to ban or fix things in the country to fix the corruption.
5. Their idea for creating more family time is a good idea but not that important for the success of the country. Putting the reforms into law would be a important task. The creation of prohibition would go would with family which is not that important.