The progressive movement was an attempt at political reform. Reformers of this movement included Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft.
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Betty Friedan wrote a book called the Feminine Mystique in 1963 which helped the women's movement. Congress passed the Equal Pay Act which makes it illegal to pay women less than men for doing the same job. Women have run for public office or started their own businesses.
the can vote. they can work in the same places as men. they now have equality!!
An argument that debates whether or not something is right or wrong
they had a duty to improve society.
they had a duty to improve society.
they had a duty to improve society.
The progressive movement was an attempt at political reform. Reformers of this movement included Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft.
The progressive movement was an attempt at political reform. Reformers of this movement included Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft.
Women were more morally fit to fight corruption
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Helping poor women and children.
Helping poor women and children.
Helping poor women and children.
The Progressive Movement in the United States was not started by one person or one group. The progressive ideas and ideals that were expressed in the early years of the 20th century go back to the ideas expressed by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. The Progressive Movement inherited ideas and reforms from such groups as the Mugwumps, the groups leading the Social Gospel movement, the women's movement which goes back to the 19th century, Populism, and even some socialistic ideas put forth in the late 19th century. Basically, the progressives saw ills in society at all levels of government--local, state, and national. They attempted to correct these evils and ills in various ways. The thing that made the Progressive Movement more successful than previous groups attempting reform was that the progressivies appealed to a wide variety of people and ideas. They included members of most political parties as well as the poor, middle, and upper classes of society. There were progressive businessmen, progressive politicians, and progressive individuals and groups. Another factor in the success of the movement was that there were three progressive presidents who pushed the ideals of the movement, and leading senators and representatives who helped create the public support for the movement's reforms. MrV
The experience gained working on reform programs made women qualified to create the women's rights movement.