Feminism and moral transformation, Homelessness

Some early feminists believed that the greater inclusion of women into social leadership positions could initiate a moral transformation. 

_____(Q) Martin Luther King Jr. exhorted African Americans to become a moral ‘thermostat’ and not a moral ‘thermometer’ in US society – integration was essential but, based on insights and humanity gained through generations of injustice, black folks should integrate as moral reformers. 

_____(R) Through either biology or social conditioning (who really cared?) women were clearly more humane and the world needed a strong infusion of them in positions of power. 

_____(S) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, for example, identified the prevailing values of a corrupt America with the gender of the men who ran it. 

_____(T) In fact, it may not be uncommon among folks who are oppressed to believe that they hold the key to social transformation. 

_____(U) Integration into what existed (merely being a thermometer) was not a viable option, integrating as reformers (becoming a thermostat) was a possible destiny for black folks in the U.S.

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Video about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

The homeless crisis, which still plagues American cities, began in the early 1980s as a result of the conservative economic policies of President Ronald Reagan. 

_____(Q) Reagan, furthermore, cut off government funding for the poor who needed help paying their rent and people were literally pushed into the streets of America in the early 1980s. 

_____(R) Yet, this problem was created by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and can only be solved by it.

_____(S) No longer encouraged or held accountable by the government, housing developers stopped creating low-income housing units (opting for more lucrative projects).

_____(T) For various reasons, as the number of these units dropped the number of poor folks rose. 

_____(U) No president since Reagan has attempted to fix this problem and in the last presidential election there were no discussions concerning homelessness in America.

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Answers way below:

Feminism: 4,2,1,3,5 meaning: Q=4, R=2, S=1, T=3, U=5

Homelessness: 3,5,1,2,4