DescriptionThe Annual Reports of Whittier House, of which this is the Second, include reports on all Whittier House programs and activities, including the kindergarten, sewing school, legal assistance for the...
DescriptionPoem from New Jersey Freeman about the way the poor voted during the 19th century. "So they offered me a bribe...my vote is not mine." Political parties use to gain votes by buying them.
DescriptionThe Whittier House Social Settlement, the first settlement house in New Jersey, was established in Jersey City, N.J. in 1894. Founded by Cornelia Foster Bradford, who would remain with the...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionPoem from the New Jersey Freeman about the social conditions a poor family. It compares the healthful influence of nature's beverage, water with the poisoning effects of intoxicating drinks.
DescriptionThe Seabrooker was a community newsletter periodically published by Seabrook Farms during the 1900s. These newsletter issues are representative of the values of sharing, tolerance, and respect...