Why does this reading refer to the American concept of rags-to-riches

as a “myth”? How did the concept relate to the realities of worker’s lives?
-In your opinion, which labor union was more successful, the Knights of Labor or the American Federation of Labor? How did each of the following impact the labor movement: Haymarket; the Homestead Strike; the Pullman StrikeU.S. History (OpenStax)
Chapter 19: The Growing Pains of Urbanization. 1870-1900

-Photographs, like written documents, tell us much information about the past. What do photographs like those in How the Other Half Lives (Jacob Riis) reveal about working class life in the late 1800s? Be specific. In your opinion, are the photographs biased? Explain your answer.
-This section discusses Jane Addams and the Settlement House Movement. She is discussed more extensively in Course Module 2, Topic 1- The Columbian Exposition. Use both readings to answer the following:
-Briefly describe this movement. How did this movement relate to middle class women and women’s rights? Who benefitted from Settlement Houses more, industrial workers or women who volunteered?HIST 157 Course Module 2
Topic 1 – The Columbian Exposition of 1893
This section claims “the Columbian Exposition was a reflection not only of actual social and technological progress in the early Progressive Era, but of American dreams for the future”. Briefly explain this statement.