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American West and Industrialization
Part 7: Progressive Era People
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Overview
The Progressive Era was a time of many changesin America.
It started in the 1890s and lasted until thebeginning of World
War I in 1917.
Leaders of the Progressive Era worked to makeAmerica a better
country.
They fought to pass laws that changed theeconomic, political,
and social structure of theUnited States.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois was an AfricanAmerican leader whose work ledto
the founding of the NationalAssociation for theAdvancement of
Colored People(NAACP).
He wanted to help talented, youngAfrican American students
bysending them to topuniversities.
He thought that with a greateducation, these students
wouldbecome leaders of the civil rightsmovement.
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Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was anAfrican American leader whobelieved
that African Americanscould achieve success throughvocational
training.
He started the Tuskegee Institute,a vocational school in
Alabamafor African Americans.
He wanted educated them to focus
their energy on improving theirlocal communities.
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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was aleader in the fight forwomens
suffrage.
She wanted Congress to passan amendment that wouldgive women the
right tovote.
She had trouble getting
support early in theProgressive Era, but hergoal was
accomplished in1920.
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Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a humanitarianleader and social worker.
She worked to help the poor,especially immigrants, in urban
Chicago.
She founded Hull House, amansion that was converted intoa
settlement house for the poor.
She was also involved in fighting
for other causes, including laborreform for women and
children.
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Robert La Follette
Robert La Follette, Sr., was aninfluential Wisconsin governor
whomade many progressive reforms inhis state.
He later became a U.S. senator andworked on many of the same
goals.
He supported relief for farm workers,lowering of income taxes,
publiccontrol of resources, and the endingof corporate
monopolies.
He was the candidate for theProgressive Party in the
presidentialelection of 1924.
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Voting Reforms
During the Progressive Era, there were many people who felt that
the government wascorrupt and felt that the election process needed
to be reformed.
Progressives were in favor of several voting reforms that they
thought would improve thegovernment.
The initiative gives voters the power to introduce new laws.If a
certain number of citizens sign a petition, then the proposed law
goes onto a ballot,
and the citizens are able to approve it or reject it.
The initiative is used by many states.
The referendum gives citizens the power to vote to approve or
reject a law that has beenproposed in the legislature.
In the United States, referendums do not occur on the federal
level, but many states andmunicipalities use this as a way to
decide on some laws.
Recall is the removal of a public official from office by a
popular vote taken by a petitionof a specific number of
electors.
