Table of Contents
0 Introduction 4
1 The Importance of Cultural Studies in Translation 7
2 Research 10
3 Industrialization in Chicago and in the United States 12
3. 1 Industrialization in America 12
3. 2 Urban Growth and the Situation of the Immigrants 15
3. 3 The History and Development of Chicago 16
3. 4 Industrialization in Chicago 20
3. 5 The World’s Columbian Exposition- Celebrating the City of Chicago 22
3. 6 Problems and Disadvantages of Chicago’s Industrialization 24
4 Reform Movements 26
4. 1 Cultural Philanthropy 26
4. 2 The Settlement Movement 27
4. 2. 1 Culture and the Society 29
4. 3 The Progressive Era 30
4. 3. 1 Education 31
4. 3. 2 The Role of Women 31
4. 4 Social Reforms in Chicago 33
4. 4. 1 The City Club of Chicago 33
4. 4. 2 The Playground Association 34
5 Saturday Afternoon Walking Trips- The Beginnings of the Prairie Club 36
6 The Prairie Club and its Members 39
6. 1 Architects - Prairie Style in Architecture 39
6. 2 Writers - Chicago Renaissance in Poetry 47
6. 3 Artists - The Search for Community 51
6. 4 Social Reformers 53
6. 5 Environmentalists and Ecologists - Environmentalism in the United States 53
6. 6 Landscape Artists - Prairie Style in Landscape Gardening 58
7 Jens Jensen 62
7. 1 Childhood and Youth 63
7. 2 First Steps in the United States 64
7. 3 Jensen’s Career 65
7. 4 Typical Features of Jensen’s Landscape Designs 69
7. 5 Private Work and Conservation Efforts 70
7. 6 The Clearing 73
8. 1 Walks and Other Activities 77
8. 2 Saving the Dunes 86
8. 3 Establishing Camps 91
9 Pageants and Masques 93
9. 1 The Masques of the Prairie Club and the Friends 93
9. 2 The Pageantry Movement in the United States 95
10 Diana of the Dunes- The Story of Alice Mabel Gray 100
10. 1 Alice’s Life before the Dunes 100
10. 2 Alice’s Studies in Germany and the „Wandervogel“ Movement 101
10. 3 Return to the United States and the Move to the Dunes 102
10. 4 Fighting for the Dunes 103
10. 5 Diana and the Giant of the Dunes 104
10. 6 The Beginning of the End 105
11. The Prairie Club Today 107
11. 1 Goals and Mission 107
11. 2 The Camps 108
11. 2. 1 Hazelhurst Camp 108
11. 2. 2 Spring Grove Camp 110
11. 3 Structure of the Prairie Club 111
11. 4 Membership in the Prairie Club 113
11. 5 Environmental Protection and Conservation Efforts 113
11. 5. 1 The Prairie Club Conservation and Education Fund 114
11. 5. 2 The Prairie Club Legacy Learning Center 115
11. 5. 3 The Helen Strzelecki Conservation Scholarship Fund 116
11. 6 Other Current Activities of the Prairie Club 116
12 Conclusion 118
13 Who is Who? 120
14 Bibliography 155
14. 1 Books 155
14. 2 Internet Sources 157
14. 3 Documents from the Prairie Club Archives 161
14. 4 List of Figures 161
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