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Happy Progressive Tuesday

Happy Progressive Tuesday. Today we will discuss the Progressive Era and 1 of the Key figures Upton Sinclair Prepare to never eat meat again JK. Todays Agenda. Listen to a 7 to 9 minute audiobook and in your google doc “bell ringer” simply type 5 to 7 things you learned (Class Points)

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Happy Progressive Tuesday

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  1. Happy Progressive Tuesday Today we will discuss the Progressive Era and 1 of the Key figures Upton Sinclair Prepare to never eat meat again JK

  2. Todays Agenda • Listen to a 7 to 9 minute audiobook and in your google doc “bell ringer” simply type 5 to 7 things you learned (Class Points) • Prepare for lecture + Guided Notes • Read The excerpt and answer the questions (Think Pair Share) • In your group create a Billboard • On the back-board share what you’ve learned from class today (class points) • Finish Presentations

  3. Bell Ringer • Listen to a 7 to 9 minute audiobook and in your google doc “bell ringer” simply type 5 to 7 things you learned (Class Points)

  4. The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914) - The learner will analyze the economic, political, and social reforms of the Progressive Period.

  5. The Roots of Progressivism

  6. Progressivism • Not a unified political movement, but rather a broad range of reform movements • Rejected Social Darwinism, laissez-faire economics • Blamed industrialization & urbanization for the filth, crime, and poverty of American cities, yet embraced the power of science and technology to build a better society • Believed change can only come through government regulation of the economy and providing direct help to those in need • Progressives tended to be urban, educated, middle-class Americans • Leadership came from journalists, educators, social workers, and the clergy

  7. Problems must be exposed before they are addressed…

  8. Muckrakers • Journalists who investigate social conditions, unfair business practices, and political corruption (today, this is called “investigative journalism”) • Term first coined by Theodore Roosevelt in a 1906 speech

  9. Ida Tarbell • 1857 – 1944 • Magazine journalist • Wrote The History of Standard Oil Company (1904), an expose of Rockefeller’s unethical business practices • For many Americans, this was their first lesson in the dangers of trusts and monopolies

  10. Lincoln Steffens • 1846 – 1936 • Journalist • Wrote The Shame of the Cities (1904), an exposé on political corruption within the US’ major cities • Later became a communist, declaring after a visit to the Soviet Union in 1919: “I've seen the future, and it works”

  11. Jacob Riis • 1840 – 1914 • Danish immigrant • Worked as a journalist and crime scene photographer • Wrote How the Other Half Lives (1890): Used photographs to expose the squalor and horrible living conditions in the tenements and slums of NYC • Worked with then NYC police-commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to effect reforms within the NYPD

  12. Upton Sinclair • Wrote The Jungle • Wrote about the miseries of industrial work experienced by immigrants • Uncovered the unsanitary practices used in the meat packing industry

  13. What motivates people to reform society?

  14. The Social Gospel • 1870 – 1920 • Work to improve society through the biblical ideals of charity and justice • Primarily church-centered • Churches began to evolve from being simply places of worship to being community centers and taking on missions designed to help the poor – provide gyms, social programs, day care

  15. The Salvation Army • Began in England in 1865 as the Christian Mission, spread to US in 1880 • Dedicated to “The advancement of the Christian religion as promulgated in the religious doctrines . . . the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole.”

  16. The YMCA • The Young Men’s Christian Association • Began in England in 1844, spread quickly throughout US • Aim was to help urban workers by offering Bible studies, prayer meetings, citizenship classes • Facilities included gyms, pools, libraries, auditoriums, and temporary low-cost lodging

  17. Jane Addams • 1860 – 1935 • Founded Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago • First woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize • Supported the idea that Christians have a moral responsibility to fix society’s problems & help the less fortunate

  18. Settlement Houses • Most famous settlement house = Chicago’s Hull House • Middle class “settlers” moved into working class neighborhoods to help provide education, meals, childcare, medical care, and general advice to immigrants and poor workers

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