By: Karen Ramirez and Nicole Evans

PROGRESSIVE REFORM

Muckrakers: Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business.

Social Gospel: Movement originating in the Protestant church that aimed to help the urban poor; many progressives were influenced by this movement

Settlement House: A community center that provided social services to the urban poor

VOCABULARY

The muckrakers increased popular support for the Progressivism and helped bring about reforms. Promoted laws to improve: -Living conditions

-Public health

-Schools

They believed that in order to improve American life, social planning was a must. They as well urged the government to fix and regulate businesses.

(Lapanksy-Werner)

INTRODUCTION:

Believed that Christianity should be the foundation of Social Reform Blended ideas from German socialism and American Progressivism Many Protestant leaders followed his program Urged the END of child labor and shorter workweek Pushed for the federal government to limit corporation and trust

power

Facts on Social Gospel: -Movement applied Christian ethics to social problems, for

example: economic equality, poverty, alcoholism, crime, racial tensions, child labor, poor schools and danger of war (www.wikipedia.com)

THE SOCIAL GOSPEL: WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH

Goals of the Progressives was, to improve lives of the poor Settlement house was one approach it was a community center

that provided social services Gave mothers classes in child care and taught immigrants

English Provided nursery schools, and kindergartens For adults, theatre, art and dance programs were established JANE ADDAMS:

-Leading figure in settlement house movement

- opened a Hull House in Chicago

-In total, Addams opened 13 buildings

-By 1911, the country had more than 400 settlement houses

(Addams was an inspiring figure for the development)

AIDING THE URBAN POOR:

In 1990, children made ¼ of all people working in mills Only 7% of children were enrolled in Kindergarten 8% of the ENROLLED children graduated from High

School President Roosevelt signed the FAIR LABOR

STANDARDS ACT to establish better conditions:

-Minimum wage of 16 for working during school hours

-14 for certain jobs after school

-18 for dangerous jobs

-Set national minimum wage

EDUCATION AND CHILD LABOR:

D u r i n g th e P r ogre s s i ve E ra , c h i l d l a bor de c re a s e d du e t o th e i n c re a s e

i n pu b l i c s c h o o l e n ro l l me n t .

As for children employment, it

decreased dramatically in 1900

GRAPHS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC SCHOOL

ENROLLMENT

WORKS CITIED Websites and books:

"NOW with Bill Moyers. Society and Community. History of the Social Gospel | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/now/society/socialgospel

"Research | American Political History | Eagleton Institute of Politics." Eagleton Institute of Politics. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. <http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/research/americanhistory/ap_progressive.php>.

"The Progressive Era (1895–1914) for AP U.S. History | Education.com." Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. <http://www.education.com/study-help/article/progressive-era-18951914/>.

Addams, Jane. "Jane Addams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Addam

WORKS CITIED

1.What was the main goal for many progressives?

2. How did the progressive movement improve the protection of the children and their education?

FOCUS QUESTION: