Progressive Era, The: Movement with a Variety of Meanings, A
A powerful surge of reform efforts emerges in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States--reforms intended to help the United States deal with the extraordinary changes brought on by industrialization and urbanization. "The progress...
Progressive Era, The: Temperance Crusade, The
Reformers during the progressive era direct much of their energy toward political issues but they also crusade on behalf of what they term moral issues, like the campaign to eliminate alcohol from the national scene. Prohibition is a clear example o...
Progressive Era, The: Fight for Women's Suffrage
Perhaps the largest single reform movement of the progressive era is the fight for women's suffrage, a movement which attracts support from both men and women. Most states grant women some voting rights before passage of 19th amendment, acknowledgin...
Progressive Era, The: Women and Reform
By the end of the 19th century, the home is not the all-consuming place it once was. Families are getting smaller, and growing numbers of middle-class women are identifying with activities outside the home such as women's clubs and social reform. So...