PROGRESSIVISM FROM THE GRASS ROOTS UP
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PROGRESSIVISM FROM THE GRASS ROOTS UP
1890 –1916
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> What were the most significant changes in the United States as a result of the Progressive Era? Chapter 21 examines the efforts of progressive reformers to combat the ills of industrial America. It explores the initiatives of reformers at the grassroots level and examines their core values and beliefs. The chapter then considers the impact that the progressive agenda had on local, state, and national politics. Finally, it looks at the limits of progressive reform.
Figure false: Progressive social work. An Infant Welfare Society nurse instructs an immigrant mother on clean home care in 1910. Chicago History Museum.