05542nam 22007091 450 991045364870332120200520144314.01-118-65120-01-118-65112-X1-118-65108-1(CKB)2550000001163189(EBL)1563059(OCoLC)863672763(SSID)ssj0001061535(PQKBManifestationID)11585888(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061535(PQKBWorkID)11110393(PQKB)11662627(MiAaPQ)EBC1563059(DLC) 2013030469(Au-PeEL)EBL1563059(CaPaEBR)ebr10805097(CaONFJC)MIL545327(EXLCZ)99255000000116318920130717h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe progressives activism and reform in American society, 1893-1917 /Karen A. PastorelloChichester, West Sussex :John Wiley & Sons,[2014]©20141 online resource (271 p.)The American History SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-65107-3 1-306-14076-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The American History Series; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893-1900; On the Farm; City Life; Hard Times: The Depression of 1893; Businesses: Small to Large; Small businesses evolve; Big business; Mergers and monopolies; Labor; The workplace in transition; The struggle to organize; Working women; African American workers; Immigrant workers; A New Era Dawns; 2: Saving Society: Who Were the Progressives?; The Muckrakers; From Religious Roots to Secular Salvation; FundamentalistsThe Social GospelersIntellectual inspiration; From Charity Cases to Social Work; Women Progressives; Club women; Settlement workers advocate to social justice; Professionalization in the Progressive Era; Social workers; The medical field; The legal profession; Engineering; Academia; The female professions: teaching, nursing, and librarianship; Businessmen; Labor Unions and Radical Movements; Other Special Interest Groups; Politicians and early reform; The "immigrant problem"; African Americans; Nativists; Farmers and Rural Reform3: "Constructing the World Anew": Progressive Agency, 1900-1911Stepping into a New World: The Industrial City; Settlement Workers Transform the Neighborhoods; Women's Political Culture Emerges; Jane Addams elevates settlement activism; Workers on the Move; Health and safety in the workplace; Florence Kelley and the Push for Protective Legislation; Child labor; Educational Reform; Social Centers; The Chautauqua movement; Country Life Commission; Political Pathways to Reform; Mugwumps, machine politics, and municipal reform; The Good Government movementBeautiful cities and urban planning: from aesthetics to efficiencyState Level Reform; LaFollette and the Wisconsin Idea; Beyond Wisconsin; Businessmen Left Behind; The Radical Political Reaction; Socialists; Industrial Workers of the World; Labor Leans Political; Labor's Bill of Grievances; Workplace activism; Progressivism Takes Center Stage; 4: The Shape of Things to Come: Progressivism and the Transition to Modern Life, 1912-1917; The Rise of Consumerism; Impact of the automobile; Corporate America Takes Control; Scientific management; Welfare capitalism; The Triangle Waist Factory FireThe legacy of TriangleThe Election of 1912; Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party platform; The incumbent: William Howard Taft; Eugene Debs and the Socialists; Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic platform; Wilson in the White House; The election of 1916; Progressivism in the National Consciousness; Conclusion: The Progressives' Progress; Bibliographical Essay; Introduction; Literature of the field; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893-1900; Urban life; Corporate history; Robber barons; General business history; Biographies of business personalitiesTechnologyThe Progressives offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.Offers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injusticesFeatures an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive MovementConsiders the movement's enduring impact - and how its vision foAmerican history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)Progressivism (United States politics)HistoryUnited StatesHistory1865-1921United StatesPolitics and government1865-1933United StatesSocial conditions1865-1918Electronic books.Progressivism (United States politics)History.973.8Pastorello Karen1956-919648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453648703321The progressives2062803UNINA