Jacob Riis

Jacob Riis was a Danish-American journalist and social reformer who is best known for his book 'How the Other Half Lives', which exposed the harsh living conditions of immigrants in New York City's tenements. Riis was born in 1849 in Ribe, Denmark and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a journalist and photographer, using his skills to document the lives of the poor and marginalized. Riis was a pioneer in the field of social justice and his work continues to inspire activists and reformers today.