①In1889theUnitedStateseconomywasexpandingrapidly.Becauselargecitieswerecentersofintenseeconomicactivity,peoplelookingforworkconvergedonthem.Theneedforlaborwassogreatthatnotonlymen,butalsolargenumbersofyoung,unmarriedwomenenteredtheworkforce.However,althoughsinglewomenwerenowfreertomovearound,theywerestillsubjecttothe...
Heacquiredhisrealeducationfromdirectpersonalexperienceandfromindependentandthinking.Spencer’ssocialDarwinismhadadeterminingeffectonhisoutlook.Heworkedonvariousjobsinarestaurant,inarailroadyard,inahardwarefactory,inafurniturestore,andalsoasareporterfortheChicagoGlobeandothernewspapersinSt.Louis,Pittsburgh,NewYorkCity,and...