1. Reform on a National Level
SWBAT: Explain the extent to which Progressives were successful on a national level

2. Do Now
Read the excerpt from Susan B. Anthony’s speech, “A Woman’s Right to Suffrage”
Complete the 3 questions that follow with your partner

3. Women & Suffrage
1900- older generation of suffragettes passed the torch to younger women & Carrie Chapman Catt = President of NAWSA
Abandoned state reform & sought an amendment to the Constitution
Alice Paul formed the National Women’s Party

4. Women Suffrage Before 1920

5. Women & Suffrage 1920- 19th Amendment Passed! Other issues addressed:
Efforts on home front by women during WWI persuaded Congress
League of Women Voters- kept voters informed of candidates and issues
Other issues addressed:
Margaret Sanger- advocated birth-control education  Planned Parenthood
Educational equality, marriage & divorce laws, reduce workplace discrimination, women’s right to own property

6. Washington v. Du Bois
African Americans in the Progressive Era: Using the information provided in “Booker T. & W.E.B.”, summarize how these two men differed in their strategy for racial equality and progress.

7. The Great “Migration”
Need for jobs during WWI led to African Americans from the south to migrate to northern cities
: 500,000 people moved
By 1940: 2 million left the south
Economic situation improved, but still faced discrimination
Mexican Americans also migrated north  became migrant workers on farms; also faced discrimination

9. Progressive Presidents
In groups of 4, summarize the information provided to complete the graphic organizer
Each partner is responsible for 3 terms!
Share Out!

10. Progressive presidents
In your groups, compare and discuss the ways in which each of the Progressive Era presidents were progressive.
Which of the 3 was the most progressive in their domestic policies? Explain.
What would you recommend these Presidents do to be MORE progressive?

11. Where do you fall on the political Continuum?
Take the survey to find out!
Liberal
Populist
Libertarian
Conservative
Moderate

12. Wrap Up
Briefly explain the contributions of muckrakers to the Progressive movement.
Briefly explain how the Clayton Antitrust Act fulfilled a long standing goal of reformers.
Would you say the Progressives were more successful or unsuccessful in their accomplishments? Explain your response.
Wilson uses tariff, currency and anti-trust laws to prime the pump and get the economy working in a 1913 political cartoon.
Source: Boundless. “Anti-Trust Laws.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul Retrieved 01 Mar from
“The Pump”

13. Historical Thinking Skill Practice
Contextualization: Progressive Reformers
Explain the broad and comparative context of Progressive Reformers or Progressive Journalists. The local context has been completed for you, be sure to compare to both a previous AND subsequent era.
Broad Context: “Big Picture” Why/How?
Theme?
Earlier
Later

14. Enrichment Crash Course: The Progressive Era
Crash Course: Progressive Era Presidents