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THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

� � Progressive Era Definition- A Time of Massive Reform to cure the ills

� � Progressive Era Definition- A Time of Massive Reform to cure the ills of the Industrial Age, 1890 -1920 A new type of journalism called Muckraking became popular �Its goal was to expose issues and injustices occurring

Women’s Suffrage PROBLEM � Women were not allowed to vote � Susan B Anthony,

Women’s Suffrage PROBLEM � Women were not allowed to vote � Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others campaigned for equal rights REFORM � 19 th Amendment gave all women the right to vote

Child Labor PROBLEM � Long Hours � Unsafe Machines � Unsanitary Conditions � Lewis

Child Labor PROBLEM � Long Hours � Unsafe Machines � Unsanitary Conditions � Lewis Hine published images of children in factories REFORM � Legal Working Age (1216) � Work Day Hours Limited � Workers Compensation Instated

Housing PROBLEM � � Unsafe conditions Cramped Buildings Fires Jacob Riis exposed conditions with

Housing PROBLEM � � Unsafe conditions Cramped Buildings Fires Jacob Riis exposed conditions with book “How the Other Half Lives” REFORM � NYC passed building codes

Temperance/Prohibition PROBLEM � Drunkenness was a growing concern � Led to health problems and

Temperance/Prohibition PROBLEM � Drunkenness was a growing concern � Led to health problems and poverty REFORM � 18 th Amendment prohibited the making, selling, and purchasing of alcohol

Food Safety PROBLEM � Unsanitary conditions in meat industry � Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

Food Safety PROBLEM � Unsanitary conditions in meat industry � Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle exposed horrors REFORM � Meat Inspection Act was Passed � 1906 Food and Drug Act

African American Rights PROBLEM � � Racism lingered Unequal Job Opportunities W. E. B

African American Rights PROBLEM � � Racism lingered Unequal Job Opportunities W. E. B Du Bois founder of NAACP Booker T Washington encouraged education REFORM � � Founding of NAACP National Urban League Founded � Both sought to improve economic opportunities for African Americans and promote equality

Big Business PROBLEM � � � Many business were monopolies, they dominated an entire

Big Business PROBLEM � � � Many business were monopolies, they dominated an entire industry This led to unfair business practices Ida Tarbell exposed practices of Standard Oil REFORM � Anti-Trust and Anti. Monopoly laws passed

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