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NWSA and AWSA
These are groups that wanted to achieve suffrage. They eventually united creating NAWSA. They did a lot for suffrage, gaining full voting rights for women in a 4 states by 1900. -
Pendleton Act
This act stated that federal government positions had to be filled by people with the right merit over simply knowing people with power. This lines up with how progressives didn't want corruption. -
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
A book that touched on crime and poverty throughout New York City that people had to experience. Progressivism believed in putting an end to issues like crime and poverty, putting light on the issue is the first step to solving it. -
Lochner v. New York
This case ended with a ban on bakers working over 10 hours a day. The progressives believed in better working. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
This act prohibited the manufacturing, selling, or shipping of food and drugs that were impure or labeled incorrectly. This was progressive because the concern of what consumers were consuming was rising at the time. -
Muller v. Oregon
The Court supported the right to limit hours as healthy mothers were the concern for the state. It matches with Progressive ideals because many working mothers had the concern of over working. -
The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick W. Taylor
A book that helped efficiency using different methods. It was a scientific approach to business. Progressives wanted the ideas to be implemented in government. -
The United States Children's Bureau Created
The Bureau watched out for child labor. It investigated dangerous working conditions, as well as mortality and orphanages. -
The Great Migration Starts
The Great Migration had millions of African Americans moving North to pursue more jobs. It also let them vote and get educations. The African Americans didn't exactly feel included in the Progressive movement, but it still worked to improve their political standards. -
The Nineteenth Amendment Ratified
Women were able to vote. Many progressives were women and the ideas focused on social and political progress.