Peter Girgis Period 1 The Progressive Movement Through 1890 to 1920 American Social reform called themselves progressives. The conception of Progressives was that they could make social and economic reforms. The Progressives were college educated and believed that government could be a tool for change in America. While the Industrial Revolution caused many social and political issues, the Progressive Movement solved these problems by informing by informing the public and passing series of legislation like Child labor, Meat Inspection Act, and Women Suffrage. At the dawn the Progressive Movement, many objectives were set. One objective was to get rid of Big Business. For too long business had been involves in the government, and the progressives …show more content…
Wilson Inaugural Address was very important in gaining the attention of Americans. In his speech he says, “Our duty is to cleanse, reconsider to restore, to correct the evil” (Doc 2). A big part of the movement came from a group of journalists known as muckrakers. Theodore Roosevelt gave them this name because he felt that the muckrakers were making people discontented by pointing out what was wrong with society. The muckrakers felt that unless people got angry about society wrongs, then they would not fight for change. One of the most influential muckrakers of this time was Ida Tarbell. She spent five years of her life researching her expose of the Standard Oil Company. In the book "The History Of The Standard Oil Company" she describes the firm's cut-throat methods of eliminating competition. Another influential Muckraker at this time was Upton Sinclair. He wrote the book The Jungle. In this book he describes in graphic detail the lives of stockyard workers and the operations of the meat packing industry. He says, “They would die and then the died rats bread and meat would go into the hoppers together” (Doc 6). This book was very popular as it got national attention and brought everyone’s attention to what they were …show more content…
They fought for many rights we have today. The Muckrakers Exposed the truths about many problems but got two big reforms passed, Pure Food and Drug Act, and Meat Inspection Act. The biggest reform and amendment was the 9 Amendment. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns had met in England where they became involved with the struggle for women’s rights in that nation. Both participated in public activities in support of women’s equality, and both were jailed several times in London. The Congressional Union soon became the National Woman’s Party, and together with the NAWSA, they lobbied Congress for passage of the amendment. During the 1916 presidential election, the women campaigned vigorously against Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to support the women’s suffrage amendment. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns we not the only women suffrage advocate there were many. Rose Schneiderman was an advocate she released a statement saying “ Women in the laundries stand for 13 and 14 hours in the terrible steam and heat with their hands in hot starch. Surely these women wont lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in the box” (Doc 7). He explains to people that women are Feminine enough to work those kind of jobs than voting wont make them any less women like. On June 4, 1920 in Washington Women suffrage won 2 thirds vote and won the 19 Amendment. Furthermore, Progressives were successful in many more reforms. According to
Alice Paul also wanted to bring to light President Wilson’s crime of depriving women the right to vote and blame him for the continued oppression. In 1914 Paul left NAWSA and later would be the co-founder of the Congressional Union who made it their top priority to create a federal constitutional amendment for women’s right to vote. In 1916 Paul formed the National Women’s Party (NWP) who would call themselves the “Silent Sentinels” when they stood outside the White House with pickets and banners on the 10th of January 1917. American’s saw such actions to be outrageous and unpatriotic and acted against Alice and her
She was the writer of the novel The History of Standard Oil which depicted how John D. Rockefeller was a corrupt man who wished to take over the whole industry of the oil company. “To know every detail of the oil trade, to be able to reach at any moment its remotest point, to control even its weakest factor—that was John D. Rockefeller’s ideal of doing business. ”3 This here showed society how the inner working of the monopolies such as the oil companies and possibly the steel companies worked. The awareness that was raised by Tarbell lead to the restrictions that certain businesses must follow in the Clayton Anti-trust Act of 1914.
Sinclair went to Chicago to research the strike and the conditions suffered by the workers in the meat-packing industry. He interviewed the workers and their families as well as their relatives, doctors, and others. He personally observed the appalling conditions inside the meat-packing plants. His research during this process ended up be the basis for the book.
Lucy Burns was a suffragette and women's rights advocate who was tremendously important to the history of women rights in America. In her lifetime women and men were not treated equal, women often stayed at home and did not have much say in their lives. Inspired by her father, Ms. Burns joined the Women's Social and Political Union and worked on its behalf for justice. However, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns disagreed with the Women's Social and Political Union, and together with Alice Paul, Burns created the National Women’s Party in order to take more actions. Her work ultimately led to the passage of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote.
The cause that lead to the Progressive era was the Gilded Age. Industrialization during the Gilded Age is what lead to urbanization and new ideas in the Progressive era. The Progressive era was a period of social activism and political reform across the United States during the 1890s-1920s. During this period, the Progressive movement was focused on eliminating corruption within the government. It covered social reform issues relating to female suffrage, education, working conditions, unionization, urbanization, industrialization and child labor.
During the first two decades of the twentieth century, a large and diverse number of Americans claimed the political label “Progressive.” Progressives all shared a common fundamental belief of developing methods to counteract against the political and social issues of the time. They thrived in tackling some of the most crucial issues of society, as they were able to improve the conditions of the urban environment, increase the democratic influence of citizens, and sap most corruption out of the government. However, as the Progressive Movement successfully managed to cover those areas, it was limited to solving the issues of only white Americans, failing to represent the minorities, especially African Americans.
Progressive tries to tackle many of the issues that we face today. The Progressive movement addressed the issues in factories and the liberties given to the people. With vast growth in population in concentrated areas came more technological advances. Many acts of legislation were passed during this era, especially those in the labor market. Mainly the Progressive Era had a lot of focus on the social issues of the time.
During Progressive Era, there were many reforms that occurred, such as Child Labor Reform or Pure Food and Drug Act. Women Suffrage Movement was the last remarkable reform, and it was fighting about the right of women to vote, which was basically about women’s right movement. Many great leaders – Elizabeth Cad Stanton and Susan B. Anthony - formed the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Although those influential leaders faced hardship during this movement, they never gave up and kept trying their best. This movement was occurred in New York that has a huge impact on the whole United States.
The Progressive Era was a time period where people known as Muckrakers exposed the problems of everyday people like the poor living conditions while the progressives tried different ways to fix those problems. During this time, there were also six goals that they focused on protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, improving efficiency and labor, creating economic and government reforms. One of the major reforms of this time was the Social Welfare reform which helped to improve some of the problems that people faced such as poor housing, lack of education, and social welfare for women. In 1890, Jacob Riis published a book called How the Other Half Lives which exposed the harsh and poor living conditions of immigrants in tenement
The 19th century was a period of widespread social, economical and political problems in the United States, from the 1890s to the 1920s in need of reform. Both parties were created by the people’s dissatisfaction with the government and its ability to appeal to the majority. The Populist movement was founded my farmers, laborers and middle class civilians that wanted government regulation in the economy, more authority in the government, educating immigrants, to prevent government corruption and high positions to be based on experience.
Alice was so determined to help achieve women’s suffrage through constitutional amendment. In 1869, two suffrage organizations were founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton of National Woman Suffrage Association. From the start, NWSA secures the amendment of the United States to guarantee that a woman will vote. During Alice’s last days in England, she did everything she can to help. She returned home hoping she wouldn’t have to see reporters outside asking about her arrest or politics.
Alice wanted a national amendment whereas the NAWSA wanted to focus on state campaigns. The NAWSA supported President Wilson but Alice blamed him for the continued disenfranchisement of women. So in 1914 she formed the National Woman’s Party (NWP) and cut all ties with the NAWSA. “The NWP organized “Silent Sentinels” to stand outside the White House holding banners inscribed with incendiary phrases directed toward President Wilson” (Carol, Myers, Lindman, n.d., National Woman 's Party, Picketing and Prison, para 1). They continued their picketing through World War 1 and many thought of them as unpatriotic.
They had no will of knowing what was in the meat they were feeding their children. They had no idea that their daily medications for their children were infused with harsh drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Little did they know, they started a ballot for women rights and voting. If women's rights were evaluated, there wouldn’t be such commission and hatred. The laws would slowly flow easier and better
The Progressive Era was from 1890 to 1920 when the United States(U.S.) was experiencing an increase of growth in population. As a result of growth, people like social workers, educators, and politicians emerged to try to create a change in society. This became known as the Progressive Movement. One of the biggest issues was African Americans in the United States. African Americans were faced with lots of racism and oppression.
Consumerism is known as an era that was characterized by massive buying and consumption of goods. It was caused by the enormous production and increased products in the market. In the USA, consumerism was experienced in the 20th century. Technological advancement enabled massive production making the supply exceed the demand in the market ( Adas, 2010). The Americans were eager to try out new things hence boosted the supply of the goods.