RST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ellen Gates Starr, Day Care, Hull House
23 May 2017
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Renaissance period - young gentlemen complement education with lengthy travel. Jane addams + ellen starr established the hull house to help the urban poor. Entertained in castles by minstrels, acrobats, jugglers, storytellers. Transition between medieval life + modern age. Power shifted to king + noblemen (away from church) Rebirth, revived interest in scholarship, philosophy, arts (greek period) Travel seen as part of education (study abroad) Opera houses, theaters, + ballet companies flourished. Humans valued for what they were and what they could do - humanism. New world offered wealth, religious freedom + adventure. Rugged wilderness- focus on survival, idleness was dangerous. Limited food, shelter + free time, survival = meager + precarious. Banned dice, cards + gambling, public displays of affection. Liked to eat, drink, + play games. Leisure was utilitarian - working groups for barn building, quilting, etc. Considered lawful recreation as compared to unlawful recreation or idleness + folly .
