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ANOTHER AGE OF ANOTHER AGE OF REFORMREFORM
Objective: To define progressivism and identify how it manifested itself on the local & state level by looking at the goals & actions of progressives
ROOTS OF ROOTS OF PROGRESSIVISMPROGRESSIVISM
CONTINUATION OF POST CIVIL WAR RESPONSE TO INDUSTRIALIZATION
“THE SEARCH FOR ORDER”“STATUS REVOLUTION”“TO USE GOVERNMENT AS AN AGENCY OF HUMAN WELFARE”
CONTROL CORPORATIONSCLEANSE GOVERNMENTCIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
IMPROVE SOCIETY
ELIMINATE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
THE PROGRESSIVE MINDTHE PROGRESSIVE MIND
NOT A SINGLE MOVEMENT, SENSE OF NEW SOCIAL POSSIBILITIES AGE OF ORGANIZATION DAWNED & MEMBERSHIP GAVE FOLKS
SENSE OF IDENTITY THEY USED TO GET FROM CHURCH, NEIGH-BORHOOD, POLITICAL PARTY
PARTICIPATE IN IMPROVING SOCIETY WITHOUT BEING RADICAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & EXPERTISE CREATED INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY THEN THEY COULD IMPROVE THE PROBLEMS AS A RESULT T. VEBLEN “THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS” 1899 W. JAMES & OTHER PRAGMATISTS JOHN DEWEY – SCHOOLS ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE O.W. HOLMES – “THE COMMON LAW” 1881 LAW MUST EVOLVE AS
SOCIETY CHANGES ASHCAN ARTISTS – NOT RADICAL INTELLECTUALS REORIENTED AMERICAN SOCIAL THOUGHT LAISSEZ FAIRE OBSOLETE PROBLEM WAS PERSONAL VALUES OF REFORMERS SEEN AS
ABSOLUTE STANDARDS OF TRUTH AND MORALITY
MUCKRAKERS: BRINGING THE MOVEMENT MUCKRAKERS: BRINGING THE MOVEMENT INTO FOCUSINTO FOCUS
EXPOSE TACTICS & POLICIES OF INDUSTRIALISTS
I. TARBELL- STANDARD OIL L. STEFFENS - THE SHAME OF
THE CITIES U. SINCLAIR THE JUNGLE 1906 IMMORAL INDUSTRIALISTS MATERIALISTIC MINISTERS LACKY LAWYERS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM McCLURE’S, COLLIER’S
MAGAZINES SPENT $$$ ON FACT CHECKING BEFORE PUBLISHING
LOCAL POLITICSLOCAL POLITICS
ABOLISH CORRUPTION & INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERN-MENT
RID LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF BOSSES – TWEED & RUEF
L. STEFFENS “SHAME OF THE CITIES”
CHANGE URBAN POLITICAL INSTITUTION OF GOV’T
HOME RULE CHARTERS – INDEP FROM STATE LEGS.
CITY MANAGER SYSTEM ADMINISTER AFFAIRS NON-PARTISAN – TEXAS
ELECTION OF PROGRESSIVE MAYORS
STATE LEVEL POLITICSSTATE LEVEL POLITICS
STATE LEGISLATURES RURAL & OLD BOYS CLUB SO REFORM HERE TOO
WISCONSIN IDEA – ‘FIGHT-ING BOB LA FOLLETTE’ – GOV. 1900
DIRECT PRIMARY, LTD. LOBBYING & CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES, FOUGHT RR & TIMBER INTERESTS, GRADUATED INCOME TAX
USE OF ‘EXPERTS’ FROM UNIV. WISC. MADISON
PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING IF PROPERLY INFORMED
OTHER STATES FOLLOWED
SOCIAL LEGISLATION ON THE SOCIAL LEGISLATION ON THE STATE LEVELSTATE LEVEL
URBAN PROBLEMS ADDRESSED LONG BEFORE PROGRESSIVES
IMPACT MINIMAL UNTIL 1900 1905 LOCHNER V. NY – SUPREME
COURT DECLARES NY 10 HOUR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
1908 MUELLER V. OREGON – S.C. UPHOLDS 10 HOUR DAY FOR WOMEN LAUNDRESSES – USE OF BRANDEIS BRIEF
1911 TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE
ACCIDENT INSURANCE, BLDG. CODES
CHILD LABOR LAWS WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – 17
STATES EQUAL SUFFRAGE 1918
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