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The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) [1] [2] was a period in the United States characterized by multiple social and political reform efforts. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Reformers during this era, known as Progressives , sought to address issues they associated with rapid industrialization , urbanization , immigration , and political corruption , as well as the ...
Local progressive educators consciously sought to operate independently of national progressive movements as they preferred reforms that were easy to implement and were encouraged to mix and blend diverse reforms that had been shown to work in other cities. [20] The reformers emphasized professionalization and bureaucratization.
Economic progressivism—also New Progressive Economics [44] —is a term used to distinguish it from progressivism in cultural fields. Economic progressives may draw from a variety of economic traditions, including democratic capitalism , democratic socialism , social democracy , and social liberalism .
Progressive Era (Progressive Era, World War I) 1919 1931 12 Con Republican Restoration (Roaring Twenties) 1931 1947 16 Lib The New Deal (Great Depression, World War II) 1947 1962 15 Con (Postwar Era, The Fifties) 1962 1978 16 Lib (Civil-Rights Era, The Sixties) 1978 Con
The formation of Roosevelt's Progressive Party in 1912 offered women a chance for equality. Progressive party leader Jane Addams openly advocated women's partisanship. The Democrats, led by Woodrow Wilson, dodged the feminist demands for the vote by insisting the states should handle the matter, realizing the South strongly opposed women's ...
Conference for Progressive Political Action founded. [30] 1 April 1922 (United States) UMW General coal strike occurred. [30] 22 June 1922 (United States) Herrin massacre: [30] Thirty-six people are killed, 21 of them non-union miners, during a coal-mine strike at Herrin, Illinois. July 1922 (United States) Great Railroad Strike of 1922. [30]
Sep. 11—Michael Sperberg-McQueen, who was well-known for his work in information technology during the early days of the internet and for championing progressive political causes in Northern New ...
Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)