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The Origins of Progressivism
People worked hard to change many things political, economical, and socially for the better during the late 19th century. There were four goals of progressivism. To protect social welfare, to promote moral improvement, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency. -
Women in Public Life
As a result of all the reforms, woman began to enter public life as workers and reformers. Women worked in farms in the South and Midwest. Women also began to go to college to receive a higher education. A three part strategy was made for suffrage to grant women the right to vote, to test the fourteenth amendment, and to push for a national constitutional amendment to grant women the vote. In the end, it all paid off and improvements were made. -
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt worked to give the citizens a square deal through progressive reforms. The square deal was a concept that would help capital, labor, and the public. The square deal incorporated the idea that all corporations must serve the public good. -
Progressivism Under Taft
William Taft faced many difficulties in office during his time due to several things. One of the major reasons being that he signed the Payne-Aldrich tariff in the middle of public outcry. This angered progressives who believed Taft had abandoned progressivism. He also contributed to the split in the republican party. Because of this, democrats gained control of the House of Representatives. In the end, Taft lost Roosevelts support and was defeated for a second term in the election of 1912 -
Wilson's New Freedom
Woodrow Wilson gained power as a progressive leader. He won financial reforms by doing many things. He worked to lower tariff rates and he petitioned hard for the Underwood Act. Wilson also had a solution to establish a decentralized private banking system under federal control. By 1923, almost 70% of the nation's banking resources were part of the Federal Reserve System.
