The reform idea which was a common goal of the populist and the progressive was to regulate business, and to ensure that the government of the day worked better.
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The common goad of the progressives and the populists was that the people should have more control over the government. They wanted reforms because government was already showing signs of corruption.
Some goals of Progressive reformers in the US were: elimination of government corruption, education reforms, regulation of corporations and monopolies, elimination of child labor, etc.
In the 19th century the most important goal for many progressive minded women was the right to vote. It was finally a reality in 1920.
The long awaited goal of the Woman's Right Movement achieved during the Progressive Era was the right to vote.
One goal held by some advocates of the Progressive movement was to think now. These people wanted to see positive new things created.
The progressives believed in social justice, reform, and modernism. It was not the goal of this group to go back to traditional ideas.