Progressive Era 1890 1920 Progressive Era n What

+ Progressive Era 1890 -1920

+ Progressive Era n What do you think the “Progressive Era” means? n What are some of the societal issues we’ve been discussing the past few weeks? n How might these issues be solved?

+ Camella Teoli (1912) n “ I used to go to school, and then a man came up to my house and asked my father why I didn’t go to work, so my father says I don’t know whether she is 13 or 14 years old. So, the man say You give me $4 and I will make the papers come from the old country (Italy) saying (that) you are 14. So, my father gave him the $4, and in one month came the papers that I was 14. I went to work, and about two weeks (later) got hurt in my head. ” n Why was child labor such a serious issue? n How will this be solved? n How does child labor still impact society today?

+ Progressive Movement n Aimed at reforming many of the governmental, societal, and economic injustices of the early 1900 s n n n 4 n n Who: : middle class, women, journalists, intellectuals, politicians Goal: : “Improve American Lives” Goals of Progressivism Protecting Social Welfare Promoting Moral Improvement Creating Economic Reform Fostering Efficiency

+ Protecting Social Welfare n What were some reforms to help the poor and immigrants living in cities? n YMCA n Child Labor Laws n What are some reforms that protect social welfare today?

+ Promoting Moral Improvement n What are morals? n Prohibition = NO ALCOHOL n Woman’s Christian Temperance Union n Placed women in a public role n Why might this conflict with immigrants? n Do you think prohibition would be successful today?

+ Creating Economic Reform n Eugene Debs & Socialism n Big Business – Government (work together) n n How has this caused problems today? Muckrakers - journalists who write about corruption in politics and business

+ Fostering Efficiency n Scientific Management – How quickly tasks could be completed n Assembly lines (Charlie Chaplin skit) n Very tiring n Henry Ford: reduces work hours & pays $5 n “That $5 is a blessing – a bigger one than you know but oh they earn it. ” n Ford Assembly Line

+ Women in Public Life n Workforce n Farms n Industry n Domestic Workers

+ Women as Reformers n Triangle n Higher Shirtwaist Factory in NYC (1911) Education n Reform n NACW ( National Assoc. of Colored Women) n Senaca Falls 1848 n Susan B. Anthony n Suffrage = right to vote n NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Assoc. )

+ Suffrage: 3 Step Process n 1. State Legislature n 2. Court Cases n 3. Constitutional Amendment