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The Progressive Era: Women, Reform, and the Fight for Social Justice in America

The Progressive Era marked a significant period of reform in the United States, emphasizing the roles of women and social improvements. Key movements included Prohibition, the Settlement House Movement, and the efforts of muckrakers who exposed societal evils. Pioneers like Jane Addams and Lillian Wald spearheaded initiatives aimed at helping immigrants adjust to life in America while advocating for working women's rights. Despite challenges, such as child labor dependence and systemic resistance, the pursuit of shorter working hours and better conditions defined this transformative era.

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The Progressive Era: Women, Reform, and the Fight for Social Justice in America

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  1. The Progressive Era • Introduction • Women and Reform Prohibition Settlement House Movement • Progressivism • The Muckrakers • Working Women and Children

  2. Women’s Christian Temperance Union

  3. Settlement House Movement

  4. Settlement Houses • Jane Addams- Hull House in Chicago • Lillian Wald- Henry St. Settlement in NYC • Dennison House- Boston

  5. Purpose of Settlement Houses • To help immigrants, especially women and children, to adjust to life in America

  6. Purpose of Settlement Houses • To help immigrants, especially women and children, to adjust to life in America • To give the growing number of educated young women meaningful employment

  7. The Muckrakers • Journalists and authors who exposed the evils of urban and industrial America

  8. The Muckrakers • Journalists and authors who exposed the evils of urban and industrial America • Lincoln Steffans: The Shame of the Cities

  9. The Muckrakers • Journalists and authors who exposed the evils of urban and industrial America • Lincoln Steffans: The Shame of the Cities • Ida Tarbell: Wealth versus Commonwealth

  10. The Muckrakers • Journalists and authors who exposed the evils of urban and industrial America • Lincoln Steffans: The Shame of the Cities • Ida Tarbell: Wealth versus Commonwealth • Frank Norris: The Octopus

  11. The Muckrakers • Journalists and authors who exposed the evils of urban and industrial America • Lincoln Steffans: The Shame of the Cities • Ida Tarbell: Wealth versus Commonwealth • Frank Norris: The Octopus • Upton Sinclair: The Jungle

  12. Reasons why child labor reform was unsuccessful

  13. Reasons why child labor reform was unsuccessful • Business too dependent on child labor

  14. Reasons why child labor reform was unsuccessful • Business too dependent on child labor • Courts reluctant to interfere in private contract between employee and employer

  15. Reasons why child labor reform was unsuccessful • Business too dependent on child labor • Courts reluctant to interfere in private contract between employee and employer • Families needed the extra income

  16. Women and Work • Florence Kelley-led the drive for shorter hours for working women

  17. Women and Work • Florence Kelley-led the drive for shorter hours for working women • Muller v. Oregon: 1908

  18. Women and Work • Florence Kelley-led the drive for shorter hours for working women • Muller v. Oregon: 1908 • Supreme Court held that states could require shorter working hours for women because they were the “weaker sex”

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