Working Americans, 1880-2016 : Social Movements.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1880-1899 -- 1894: Child Welfare: The Orphan Train -- 1896: Women's Health: The Anti-Corset Campaign -- 1898: Labor: The Children's Jacketmakers' Strike -- 1900-1909 -- 1901: Health: The Anti-Cigaret League of America -- 1904: Health: The Pure Food and Drug Act -- 1905: The Environment: Plume Hunting -- 1910-1919 -- 1912: Suffrage: The Kansas Campaign -- 1917: Civil Rights: Anti-Lynching Silent Protest Parade -- 1919: Health: Preventing Another Influenza Epidemic -- 1920-1929 -- 1921: Women's Rights: The Distribution of Birth Control Literature -- 1923: Immigration: America for Americans -- 1928: Censorship: Purity for Silent Films -- 1930-1939 -- 1932: Racism: The Scottsboro Case -- 1933: Farm Revolt: Taking Charge of the Land -- 1937: Prohibitio: The Fight to Make American Liquor-Free -- 1940-1949 -- 1943: Civil Liberties: Internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans -- 1946: Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military -- 1947: International Aid: Helping Polish Jews -- 1950-1959 -- 1954: Banning Comic Books: A Link to Juvenile Delinquency -- 1956: The Environment: Preserving the National Parks System -- 1959: Labor: The New York Hospital Workers Strike -- 1960-1969 -- 1965: Civil Rights: Selma, Alabama, Awakens America -- 1966: Religion: Banning the Bealtes -- 1969: American Indian Activism: Native American Fishing Rights -- 1970-1979 -- 1970: The Environment: Celebrating Earth Day -- 1971: The Peace Movement: Vietnam Veterans Against the War -- 1977 Refugees: Caring for the "Boat People -- 1980-1999 -- 1983: War: The Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement -- 1988: The Environment: Spotted Owls Versus Timbering -- 1989: Reproductive Rights: Operation Rescue -- 1992: Handicap Access: The Disability Act -- 1996: Labor: The Immigrants' Strike -- 2000-2016 -- 2000 Religion: School Prayer.

2004: Women's Rights: Title IX -- 2015: Racism: Black Lives Matter -- 2015: Civil Liberties: Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples -- 2016: Income Inequality: Empowering Women -- 2016: LGBTQ Rights: A Mother's Journey -- Further Reading -- Index.

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the reader's understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, an historical snapshot, news profiles, local news articles and illustrations derived from popular printed materials. Profiles cover a wide range of ethnic groups and span the entire country, providing a thorough examination of all types of Americans in that particular group.

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