Today is blog discussion day.The working conditions were very bad in the late 1800s. People and children worked as long as 16-hour days, and they worked in places such as textile factories (clothing).Ida B. Wells spoke out about racism. Her parents were both slaves, and died when she was 16 from yellow fever. She dropped out of school and found a job, and she took care of her younger siblings.Amusement parks were first built for recreational needs. They were made to make cities look more fun and look cleaner.Orville and Wilbur Wright created the airplane. They had a printing press and a bicycle sales and repair shop, and then got involved in airplanes after that.William Torrey Harris thought school should be a place of focus for children. He thought that sports, art, and activities like that should be involved in school. He also thought high school should be mandatory.The light bulb was perfected by Edison. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. The typewriter helped many businesses.Jane Addams created the Hull House, a settlement house. She visited the Toynbee Hall, which inspired her and a friend to create the settlement house. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.George Custer died in the battle of Little Big Horn.Tomorrow we will continue presentations.
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