The Progressive
Era
The Origins of
Progressivism
p.306-312
Objectives
Explain the four goals of
progressivism
Summarize progressive eorts to
!lean up government
"#entif$ progressive eorts to reform
state government% prote!t &or'ers%
an# reform ele!tions
FOUR GOALS OF
PROGRESSIVISM
Protecting Social Welare
So!ial (ospel )ovement !ontinues
Soften harsh !on#ition of in#ustrialization
*oung )en+s ,hristian -sso!iation
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0i1raries
,lasses
2e!reational a!tivities
The Salvation -rm$
Soup 'it!hens
3urseries
Pro!oting Moral
I!"rove!ent
Prohi1ition
4anning of al!oholi! 1everages
5oman+s ,hristian Temperan!e
6nion .5,T6/
7oun#e# in ,levelan#
Spearhea# the prohi1ition push
4e!ame the largest &omen+s group in
histor$
Expan#e# the role of &omen an#
pushe# for surage
FOUR GOALS OF
PROGRESSIVISM
#reating Econo!ic Reor!
Pani! of 1893
People 1egan to :uestion the
!apitalist e!onomi! s$stem
5or'ers espe!iall$ 1egin to
em1ra!e so!ialism
)u!'ra'ers
;ournalist &ho &rong a1out
the !orrupt si#e of 1usiness
Fostering E$cienc%
S!ienti<! )anagement
=4ran#eis 1rief>
7o!using on the #ata of so!ial
s!ientists on high !osts of long
&or'ing hours
=Ta$lorism>
6sing time an# motion stu#ies to
improve e?!ien!$ 1$ 1rea'ing
manufa!turing into smaller parts
#LEA&I&G UP LO#AL
GOVER&ME&T
Reor!ing Local
Govern!ent
,ommission
(alveston% T@ A 1900
B00 !ities 1$ 191C
,it$ ,oun!il
Da$ton% OE A1913
F2B0 !ities 1$ 192B
Reor! Ma%ors
Eazen PingreeG Detroit% )" A
1890-189C
7airer tax stru!ture
0o&er mass transit fares
2oote# !orruption
5or' relief
,onverting utilities to pu1li!l$
o&ne# enterprises
Eel# large open forum meetings
to :uestion !it$ o?!als
REFORM AT T'E STATE LEVEL
Reor! Governors
=7ighting 4o1> 0a
7ollette
Too' on railroa#
Taxe# them as an$ other 1usiness
,ommission to regulate rate
Di# not &ant to =smash !orporations% 1ut
merel$ #rive them out of politi!s>
Protecting Wor(ing #hil)ren
3ational ,hil# 0a1or
,ommittee
Organize# exhi1itions of
evi#en!e gathere# of harsh
&or'ing !on#itions
Photographs
Statisti!s
Heating-O&en -!t A 1916
Prohi1ite# the transportation
a!ross state lines of goo#
pro#u!e# 1$ !hil# la1or
REFORM AT T'E STATE LEVEL
E*orts to Li!it Wor(ing
'o+rs
Muller v. Oregon A 1908
10 hour &or' #a$ for &omen
Bunting v. Oregon A 191C
10 hour &or' #a$ for men
5or'er ,ompensation
)ar$lan# A 1902
Reor!ing Elections
"nitiative
4ill organize# 1$ the people rather than
la& ma'ers
2eferen#um
- vote on an initiative
2e!all
Ena1le# voters to remove pu1li! o?!alls
1$ for!ing them fa!e another ele!tion
Primaries
-llo&e# voters% not politi!al ma!hines to
pi!' !ani#ates
REFORM AT T'E STATE LEVEL
,irect Elections o Senators
Seventeenth
-men#ment
Previousl$ the state
legislature !hose its o&n
6.S. Senators
(ave more po&er to
Part$ 1osses
4ig 1usiness
