1. March of the Progressives The Birth of the Progressive Movement Mr. Wyatt

2. Goals of this Section • To this point in American History as an example of how stressful situation cause a society to react the same way. • To understand and apply how progressives attempted to use the government to change society. • To apply how too many rules as well as too few rules can hinder a society.

3. 1. Protecting The Social Welfare Lessen the effects of industrialization through legislation and different organizations • YMCA • Salvation Army • Florence Kelley – Illinois Factory Act of 1893

4. 2. Promoting Moral Improvement Morality needed improvement which would lead to the improvement of the lives of the poor. • Prohibition • Women’s Christian Temperance Union • Were extremely destructive

5. 3. Creating Economic Reform • Create a more balanced country where big business wasn’t favored as much, competition occurred, and the common person got a fair deal. • Muckraker – ex Ida M. Tarbell

6. 4. Fostering Efficiency • Using scientific studies to improve productivity • Scientific Management studies – studies to see just how fast factories could produce goods. • Assembly Line – (Henry Ford) one worker does the same job during their entire shift. Jobs became faster, but more boring to workers. • LEAN

7. Using the Government to regulate • Progressive State governments went after the Railroads as their first target industry. • Muller v. Oregon – Louis Brandeis convinced the Supreme Court that working women needed the protection of the Oregon’s laws • Created the 10 hour work day for women

8. New options to combat corruption • Initiative – • Referendum – • Recall – • Primary Elections – • 17th Amendment –

9. Women and Reform Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, women have been in the workforce. Due to bad conditions and accidents, woman began to demand change. • Triangle shirtwaist factory fire – 146 killed The reformers would come from the ranks of the newly college educated women. • Harvard’s separate women’s college • Vassar – women student college

10. Suffrage National American Women’s Suffrage Association • Founded 1869 by Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton Purpose was to gain the right to vote for women They went about it in three ways

11. Attempts • Gain the Right to vote State by State • Challenged the voting laws though the 14thAmendment • Constitutional Amendment