Progressive Era Project
By: Asia Williamson,Alex Suarez
What was the progressive Era??
The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. One main goal of the Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government by exposing and undercutting political machines and their bosses and establishing further means of direct democracy. Progressives also sought regulation of monopolistic trust corporations through antitrust laws, which were seen as a means to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers.
Woman suffrage
What are these women doing in this picture?
2. Clues
It looks like they are really into what they are reading
3. Analyze
they also looks like they writing information down
4. Conclusion
These are the first women’s rights convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York. For the next 50 years, woman suffrage supporters worked to educate the public about the validity of woman suffrage. Under the leadership of Susan B
Child Labor
How is this kid feeling?
2. Clues
She has tears in his eye, so not greatest
3. Analyze
Her clothes are really torn and she Looks extremely sad
4. Conclusion
Furman Owens, 12 years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his A,B,C's. Said, "Yes I want to learn but can't when I work all the time." Been in the mills 4 years, 3 years in the Olympia Mill. Columbia, South Carolina. Mid - Adolescent girls from Bibb Mfg. Co. in Macon, Georgia. Right - Doffer boys. Macon, Georgia.
The 1911 triangle factory Fire
what does this picture describe?
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