1. PROGRESSIVE ERA WOMEN AND REFORM

2. PROGRESSIVE IDEAS *Social Gospel: Protestant Christian Movement The Kingdom of God on earth could be achieved not by striving for personal salvation but in the cause of social justice *Walter Rauschenbusch

3. PROGRESSIVE IDEAS CONT’D Philosophy of *Pragmatism Turn towards pragmatism and away from Social Darwinism Turn away from “Absolute Truths”  notion that society has unchanging laws (e.g. you are poor because…) Pragmatism is a turn towards judging consequences This happened because… NOT Because you are poor…

4. THE OF PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT; Middle Class Women

5. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM WAS IN PROFOUND DISORDER. THE MIDDLE CLASS HAD TO FIGHT THE WRONGS OF SOCIETY. IT WAS A MIDDLE CLASS TASK. * THE RICH WOULDN’T * THE POOR COULDN’T

6. WOMEN FOR CHANGE Think about it: If history was told though the lens of women, it would be a history of peace and social justice Historically, women are the “social housekeepers” Shouldered the burden of humanitarianism Foot soldiers for charity Lobbying and running settlement houses

7. JANE ADDAMS AND SETTLEMENT HOUSES Jane Addams is a poster-child for a female progressive “Hull House” was a hallmark of social progressivism. Women began to have a voice and wanted more rights… Suffrage

8. *NATIONAL WOMEN’S TRADE UNION LEAGUE Formed in 1903 Eliminate sweat shop conditions Effort to organize women in labor union Inspired by British women

10. MULLER VS. OREGON* 1908 Topic: Sex Discrimination Restricted the working hours of women as justified by the special state interest in protecting women's health. "the difference between the sexes.“ child-bearing physiology and social role of women provided a strong state interest in reducing their working hours.

11. REPERCUSSIONS: Was this court decision a milestone or a setback for women’s rights? Distinguished between two groups of women activists: Feminists: sought equal-rights feminists Anti the notion of the separation of the sexes into two stereotyped gender-roles

13. *TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE March 25, 1911 10 th Story NYC building (downtown) 8 th floor fire Seamstresses Mostly Immigrant women 146 jumped or burned to their deaths They had been locked in so they wouldn’t be caught slacking on the job.

14. RESULTS Raised public awareness to realities of workplace conditions.

15. *“FEMINISM” A new term during the Progressive era. Freedom for full personal development Militantly pro-suffrage on the basis that they were just as good as men.

16. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: *ALICE PAUL Picket Hunger Strikes in jail Against state-by-state women suffrage 19 th Amendment passed: 1920—cannot deny suffrage based on gender Forced Feeing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO70ZjZ0wrw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO70ZjZ0wrw Parade in Washington: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtUY-wVLdeY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtUY-wVLdeY