The Progressive Movement

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The Progressive Movement Unit 4: Industrialization and the Progressive Era Chapter 8: Progressive Reforms The Progressive Movement

Who Were the Progressives? The progressives were urban middle-class reformers who fought for reforms to confront the problems brought about by industrialization and urbanization

Goals of the Progressives Major Concerns: Corruption The gap between the rich and poor Urban problems

Political Goals breaking up political machines removing corrupt officials from office allowing the people more say in government gaining suffrage for women

Economic Goals breaking up trusts regulating working conditions supporting labor unions ending child labor establishing a minimum wage enacting a graduated (or progressive) income tax

Social and Economic Goals improving the lives of the poor promoting education for women legalizing birth control limiting immigration prohibiting alcohol conserving natural resources

Progressive Activism How did Progressives Attempt Achieve their Goals? Helping the Needy Settlement houses were institutions that provided educational and social services to the urban poor The best known settlement house was Jane Addams’ Hull House in Chicago The social gospel movement emphasized the role of the church in improving people’s lives Jane Addams, founder of Hull House

Voluntary Organizations The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), originally led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, was formed to agitate for a women’s suffrage amendment The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) led by Frances Willard sought prohibition of alcoholic beverages The National Consumers League (NCL) led by Florence Kelley organized consumer boycotts of goods manufactured by children or by others who worked in dangerous and/or unsanitary conditions Anthony and Stanton Frances Willard Florence Kelley

The Muckrakers Muckrakers were journalists, writers, artists, and photographers who investigated and exposed corruption and injustice Examples Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle brought attention to the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, inspiring the Meat Inspection Act Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives drew attention to poor quality of life in New York City tenements http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/playlists/exclusive-video#jacob-riis Upton Sinclair Jacob Riis

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