1. Ch.5 Overview Time Frame - 1889 to 1920 Sec.1 - Roots of Progressivism
Sec.2 - Roosevelt in Office
Sec. 3 - Taft Administration
Sec. 4 - The Wilson Years

2. Roots of Progressivism
Chapter 5, Section 1

3. Big Idea
During the late 1800’s, Americans AGAIN became concerned with social problems in the United States. Progressives focused on a variety of issues and how to fix them. Some believed that government should solve the problems of society, while others believe that science and business held the answers. Many progressives focused on improving government by making it more democratic or efficient. Others joined in the suffrage movement working to gain the right to vote for women. Others focused on child labor, welfare, and prohibition.

4. Progressivism Wanted to fix many of the problems in society
Believed Industrialization & Urbanization problems
Progressives were = educated, middle class, journalists, social workers, teachers, politicians & clergy

5. Progressive Beginnings
Progressivism was a reaction to unregulated markets, businesses, & laissez-faire economy
Reformers saw the filth & crime of urban city
Felt govt couldn’t fix it, because govt needed fixing its self
They had faith things could change because Strong faith in science & technology

6. Muckrakers Writers – investigated social conditions
Uncovered corruption & scandals
Wrote in magazines e.g. McClure’s & Colliers about the oil, beef industry & govt.
Ida Tarbell wrote about Standard Oil corruption in McClure’s mag.
Jacob Riis was a Muckraker

7. Jacob Riis – focused on the issues immigrants faced
Living Conditions
Rent = 5cents week
Working Conditions

13. $800.00 yr to support a family of 4
Factory worker = $14.00 week
Had to work 110 hrs/week to make a year!!

14. Child Labor 1900 – 1.7 Mil. Children working (Under 16yrs old)
Muckraker John Spargo – wrote about coal mines where 9yr olds worked picking slag from coal
.60 cents = 10 hr dy
Backs bent permanently / crippled hands
Fought to get laws passed for min age / Max hours work
Change education laws children to be in school not work

15. Women in the Workplace Most women worked as Laundresses / servants
Worked hard hours – 7:30am to 6:30pm
“In Season” Hours ranged from 6:30am to 9:00pm
NO Overtime Pay / No “Supper Money”
Signs left on the Elevator door as workers were leaving for the day on Saturday evening would state” = “If you don’t come in on Sunday, you don’t need to com in on Monday”.

16. Health and Safety Codes
Triangle Shirtwaist co. Fire / 150 people died / Led NY to pass building codes
Led to Min. standard for light, air, room size, sanitation, fire escapes, etc.
Injured workers = Workman’s compensation laws
Zoning Laws = Separation of commercial and residential zoning

20. New Codes Regulations for : Room size Fire escapes Light Air
Commercial / residential zoning laws

21. Women’s Suffrage & Social Progressivism

22. Suffrage Movement Suffrage = Right to vote
Many women were accused of being unfeminine or immoral
Many were physically attacked
Felt the 14th and 15th Amendment should include women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony – Suffrage Leaders
By Few States granted women the right to vote: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho

23. Suffrage Movement cont...
1910 – National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Convinced many women to get involved / Vote = Change
Only way to get social reforms needed – Organized marches / speeches / lobbying lawmakers
End of 1912 – Oregon, California, Arizona, & Kansas granted women right to vote (Western States)

24. 19th Amendment Push on Pres. Wilson:
Alice Paul (Quaker Social Worker & Ph.D)– Jailed many times for demonstrations
Picketed Whitehouse, blocked sidewalks, chained to lampposts, & hunger strikes if arrested.
1918 – House of Rep. passed Women’s suffrage Bill / failed Senate by 2 votes
Aug 26, 1919 – Senate passed Bill th Amendment = granting women right to vote

25. Questions??

26. Prohibition Movement Alcohol blamed for problems
Money spent on alcohol
Led to abuse
Anti-saloon league
18th Amendment = Prohibition= banning the sale, consumption, or manufacture of alcohol