1890-1917 The Progressive Era. Who were the “progressives”? Diverse group, mostly middle to upper-class, educated Political, professional, and religious.

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The Progressive Era

Who were the “progressives”? Diverse group, mostly middle to upper-class, educated Political, professional, and religious organizations Believed citizens could and should improve social and economic systems Rejected individualism, promoted social cohesion & common bonds, pushed for greater government role public life REFORM was their goal Social Welfare Moral Improvement Political & Economic Reform

Social Welfare City life (urbanization & industrialization) unregulated industry population density Issues: improving health, education, welfare in urban immigrant areas Child labor, eight hour day Celebrating immigrant cultures Reforming urban politics Municipal regulation of utilities Example: Settlement houses served the needs of urban poor

Settlement Houses

Moral Improvement Issues 2-part: Social Control & Moral Reform Battled social “evils” Saloons, drinking, prostitution Preserve “traditional” American morality limit influence of immigrant & African American culture Cultural differences between Protestants, Catholic, Jews Example: Women’s Christian Temperance Union homeless shelters, Sunday schools, prison reform, woman suffrage largest women’s organization in history

Political & Economic Reform Machine politics dominated large cities disciplined organization, services to immigrant communities, offered local businesses “protection” by politician, kickbacks, spoils system Aimed to restructure city government direct election of commissioners City manager plan – appointment of professional, non-partisan manager State politics increased direct democracy: initiative, referendum, recall incorporated research and academic scholarship National politics 17 th Amendment: direct election of senators Trustbusting, regulation (banks, corporations), conservation

Role of Journalism Muckraking: Exposé journalism focused on economic, social, and political evils Books: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis Newspapers & Magazines: McClure’s Drew public attention to issues, exposed scandals, corruption, medical fraud, stock market swindles, working & living conditions

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