History of Adult Education: 1910-1920: Jackie Davis
History of Adult Education: 1910-1920 Jacqueline S. Davis Ball State University History of Adult Education: 1910-1920 Y o ur n a m e C o mm e n t e d O n Jackie Davis Darla Harrington Will Cooper Amelia Boggess Introduction The decade between 1910-1920 is most often referenced as the time of The Great War – World War I (1914-1918) (World War I, n.d.) . However, this was a time of change and advancement – fire and building safety ordinances, organization of labor unions to better working conditions, limitations of child labor, and four constitutional amendments – federal income tax (1913), popular election of senators (1913), prohibition (1919) and the women’s right to vote (1920) (Amendment, Constitutional, n.d.) . This was also a time when educating adults became a health and safety issue as well as a movement to break generational cycles of illiteracy and poverty. Highlights Throughout history, the m...
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