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In the Gilded Age, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

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In The Gilded Age, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner satirized American society in the late nineteenth century. Briefly describe the characteristics of this era.


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Power

The ability or capacity to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.

Popular

Well-liked or favored by a large number of people; commonly accepted or approved.

Jane Addams

A pioneering social reformer and pacifist, co-founder of Hull House, and notable figure in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States.

Settlement House

A community center providing various educational, recreational, and social services to urban poor, popularized during the Progressive Era in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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