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Progressivism
The Origins of the Progressive Movement
CIVIL
WAR
Populism[1870s-1890s]
Social Gospel
Progressivism
[1890s-1920]
List 5 Progressive Things that America could use Today
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CausesInfluence of PopulismCorrupt and Unresponsive GovernmentPolitical MachinesThe MuckrakersGrowth of educated Middle Class
ResultsIncreased efficiency of city governmentsImproved democracy in state governmentsIncreased business regulationsImproved working conditionsPassage of new Amendments
The Progressive Movement (1900-1914)
Populism Progressivism
Strength in the Rural AreasStrength in the Cities
Poor and Uneducated Educated and Middle Class
Radical Reforms Mainstream Ideas
Failed Succeeded
Why did Progressivism succeed whilePopulism failed?
Image Means everything
Muckrakers"The men with the muck-rakes are often indispensableto the well-being of society; but only if they know when tostop raking the muck, and to look upward to the celestialcrown above them, to the crown of worthy endeavor.There are beautiful things above and round about them;and if they gradually grow to feel that the whole world isnothing but muck, their power of usefulness is gone.”
John Bunyan
“In Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress you may recall the description of the Man with theMuck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward with the muck-rake in
his hands; Who was offered a celestial crown for his muck-rake, but who wouldneither look up nor regard the crown he was offered, but continued to rake to
himself the filth of the floor.”
Muckrakers
Muckrakers—Present Day Muckrakers
Bob WoodwardCarl Bernstein
Ralph Nader
Morgan Spurlock
The Business of Muckraking
Owned by W.R. Hearst
Helped to Expose:
Corruption in the SenateMunicipal CorruptionStandard Oil exposureExposed lobbyistsAttacked trusts“White” female slaveryThe slumsFactory safetyChild LaborMedicinesFood Safety
The Political AgendaProgressive Demands and Goals
Increase Democracy by demanding
Direct primary electionsInitiativeReferendumRecallSecret Ballot (Australian)
Direct Election of Senators (17th Amendment)
Women’s Suffrage (19th Amendment)
Prohibition of Alcohol (18th Amendment)
National Income Tax (16th Amendment)
Local Progressive ActionEfficiency in the cities by adopting a “city-manager” system (Galveston, 1901)
Governor Robert M. La Follette
fought monopolies and trustsmore power to citizensregulate utilities more effectivelyworkers compensationminimum wage
The Wisconsin Idea
Link reforms necessary to research basedInformation grounded in the academic settings.The University of Wisconsin
Women and Progressive Aims
Typically female progressives were drawn to more “social” unjusts.
Child Labor
Stop Sweatshops
Food Safety
ProhibitionSupport
for Single mothers
Sanitation in the Cities
Focus was on protecting women and children primarily.
Tragedy often leads to…1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York
146 dead workers
Worst Industrial Accident in NYFrom 1911 until????
Women and Morals?Frances Willard
Women are morally superior
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