11 Facts About Gilded Age

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Conversely, the Gilded Age was an era of abject poverty and inequality, as millions of immigrants—many from impoverished regions—poured into the United States, and the high concentration of wealth became more visible and contentious.

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The early half of the Gilded Age roughly coincided with the mid-Victorian era in Britain and the Belle Epoque in France.

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Early half of the Gilded Age roughly coincided with the middle portion of the Victorian era in Britain and the Belle Epoque in France.

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Gilded Age was a period of economic growth as the United States jumped to the lead in industrialization ahead of Britain.

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Gilded Age'storians have cast Huntington as the state's most despicable villain.

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Gilded Age compared wages and the standard of living in Pittsburgh with Birmingham, England, one of the richest industrial cities of Europe.

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Gilded Age politics, called the Third Party System, featured intense competition between two major parties, with minor parties coming and going, especially on issues of concern to prohibitionists, to labor unions and to farmers.

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Some well-known painters of the Gilded Age include: Jules Breton, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman and Maurice Prendergast.

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New York art world took a major turn during the Gilded Age, seeing an outgrowth of exhibitions and the establishment of major auction houses with a focus on American art.

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The Gilded Age was pivotal in establishing the New York art world in the international art market.

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Gilded Age plutocracy came under harsh attack from the Social Gospel preachers and reformers in the Progressive Era who became involved with issues of child labor, compulsory elementary education and the protection of women from exploitation in factories.

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