HI 112, spring 2012 Worcester state university Tona hangen Progressivism

Goals & Methods of Progressives Managers & Middle Class Professionals What Who? On Whose Behalf? How? Accountable Government Experts & Social Scientists Natural Conservation Public Welfare & Morals Economic & Business Regulation Poor & working class Society’s exploited New immigrants Women Consumers Journalists Studies Reports Petitions Marches Leagues Campaigns Legislation

Progressive Arenas Local Zoning – Government – Parks & Playgrounds – Schools – Politics State Minimum wage, Maximum hour laws, Insurance, Child Labor, Factory & Health Regulations National Federal regulation of major interstate industries, Anti-trust laws, Federal control of banking, Workplace laws Constitutional 4 new Amendments

Progressive Constitutional Amendments

Protesting the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, 1911 NYC http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/dollarsandsense/files/2011/03/Triangle-Fire-_1.jpg

Socialist Eugene Debs Democrat Woodrow Wilson Progressive Teddy Roosevelt Republican William Taft Election of 1912