Progressive Era
The Progressive Era had a number of sources how the reform got on its way. With its increase in productivity and number of consumer goods, Industrialization created unemployment, wasteful natural resources, and abuse from corporate powers. Growing Cities magnified problems of poverty, disease, crime, and corruption. Another source for progressive reform is the arrival of immigrants. And last but not least the massive depression that hit in 1893- 1897 made people realize that equal opportunity was the goal many Americans had to reach for. It was the goal of woman to have the same rights as their brothers did too. ”I hold that woman has as good and rightful a claim to them as her brother, and that the man who denies this claim is not only no good democrat, and much less a good republican, but that in being guilty of this denial he commits an act of the grossest injustice and oppression.” (Bloomer) While the number of employed women stayed constant from 1900-1920 (20%), the type of work switched from domestic labor (servants, cooks, laun
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Approximate Word count = 706
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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