Project Gutenberg 2011-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 88 Betts, Lillian William 1938 Betts, Lillian W. The leaven in a great city E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Josephine Paolucci, "The Leaven in a Great City" by Lillian W. Betts is a social study written in the early 20th century." The work examines the conditions of the poor in New York City, particularly focusing on tenement housing and the social experiments intended to improve the lives of these residents. It highlights the struggles of families living in overcrowded and often unsanitary environments while exploring the broader implications of poverty on community dynamics and individual character. "The opening of the book introduces the reader to the dire conditions of the Fourth Ward in New York City during the late 19th century." It describes initiatives taken by philanthropic capitalists to improve tenement housing conditions, illustrating the historical context of social reform efforts. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the residents—predominantly immigrants—facing challenges such as overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and pervasive poverty. Amid these difficulties, Betts highlights the resilience and complexity of the community, showcasing interactions between the residents and the authorities, as well as the impact of societal neglect on their daily lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38205/38205-h/images/cover.jpg en Poor -- New York (State) -- New York Social settlements HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 475124 475020 2024-09-16T07:12:33.441205 2023-09-16T13:20:49.735666 text/html text/html 475961 2011-12-03T14:29:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5223616 2011-12-03T14:32:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5256377 2024-09-16T07:12:39.781181 application/epub+zip 5260881 2024-09-16T07:12:34.668218 application/epub+zip 253019 2024-09-16T07:12:34.001217 application/epub+zip 5383616 2024-09-16T07:12:43.832138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5340938 2024-09-16T07:12:39.044169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338532 2022-09-17T12:33:18.372816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433343 433286 2024-09-16T07:12:32.758194 2023-09-16T13:20:49.085661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433157 2011-12-03T14:27:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158516 2011-12-03T14:27:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433167 2011-12-03T14:27:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158492 2011-12-03T14:27:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19900 2024-09-16T07:12:43.977131 application/rdf+xml 24699 2024-09-16T07:12:34.100183 image/jpeg 3477 2024-09-16T07:12:34.048189 image/jpeg 5236904 2024-09-16T07:12:33.592209 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog