Who Where the Progressives.
muckrakers, women and the middle class
They wanted to improve social and political life
They were responsible for the passing of prohibition, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and the Interstate Commerce Act. they also wanted reduced labor for women and children and also to get women to vote.
secret ballots
the states made secret ballots to reduce the chance of the party bosses knowing how they voted.
Women Suffrage
Susan B. Antony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone
1)In 1913 8000 marchers turn out for the first national suffrage parade in Washington D.C.
2)In 1917 suffrage activists were imprisoned for obstructing traffic in front of the White House.
Social Reforms
Jane Addams- Hull House
Margaret Sanger-planned parent hood
Booker T. Washington- Tuskegee Institute
W.E.B. DuBois
Big Business Regulation
Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed in 1890 and the law banned any form of trusts or conspiracy of any form of trade or commerce.
Progressive Amendments
the progressive amendments helped our country because the 19th amendment allowed women to vote and the 17th amendments made it harder for political machines to run the senate due to the direct election of U.S. Senators.
Old News or New Ideas?
The progressive ideas of the 1900's were not new ideas the ideas were from many years and many other minds.