{"product_id":"the-progressives-isbn-9781118651070","title":"The Progressives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Progressives\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injustices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive Movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the movement's enduring impact – and how its vision for a better society became transfixed in the American social consciousness and helped to create the modern welfare state\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart of the well-respected American History series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates themes of class, race, ethnicity, and gender throughout, offering a concise and engaging account of a fascinating era in U.S. history that forever changed the relationship between a democratic government and its citizens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Setting the Stage: The Birth of the Progressive Impulse, 1893–1900 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Farm 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity Life 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Times: The Depression of 1893 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinesses: Small to Large 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall businesses evolve 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig business 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMergers and monopolies 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe workplace in transition 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe struggle to organize 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking women 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American workers 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrant workers 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Era Dawns 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Saving Society: Who Were the Progressives? 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Muckrakers 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Religious Roots to Secular Salvation 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamentalists 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Gospelers 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntellectual inspiration 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Charity Cases to Social Work 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Progressives 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClub women 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement workers advocate social justice 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessionalization in the Progressive Era 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial workers 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medical field 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legal profession 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngineering 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademia 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe female professions: teaching, nursing, and librarianship 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinessmen 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Unions and Radical Movements 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Special Interest Groups 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoliticians and early reform ;98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"immigrant problem\" 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNativists 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFarmers and Rural Reform 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \"Constructing the World Anew\": Progressive Agency, 1900–1911 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping into a New World: The Industrial City 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement Workers Transform the Neighborhoods 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen's Political Culture Emerges 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJane Addams elevates settlement activism 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkers on the Move 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and safety in the workplace 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlorence Kelley and the Push for Protective Legislation 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild labor 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducational Reform 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Centers 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chautauqua movement 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountry Life Commission 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Pathways to Reform 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMugwumps, machine politics, and municipal reform 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Good Government movement 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautiful cities and urban planning: from aesthetics to efficiency 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Level Reform 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaFollette and the Wisconsin Idea 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Wisconsin 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusinessmen Left Behind 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical Political Reaction 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialists 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Workers of the World 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Leans Political 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor's Bill of Grievances 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkplace activism 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressivism Takes Center Stage 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Shape of Things to Come: Progressivism and the Transition to Modern Life, 1912–1917 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Consumerism 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact of the automobile 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate America Takes Control 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific management 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelfare capitalism 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Triangle Waist Factory Fire 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legacy of Triangle 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Election of 1912 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party platform 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe incumbent: William Howard Taft 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene Debs and the Socialists 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoodrow Wilson and the Democratic platform 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilson in the White House 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe election of 1916 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressivism in the National Consciousness 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Progressives' Progress 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 247\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKaren Pastorello\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Women and Gender Studies at Tompkins Cortland Community College (SUNY) where she directs the Honors Program. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Power Among Them: Bessie Abramowitz Hillman and the Making of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Progressives: Activism and Reform in American Society, 1893-1917\u003c\/i\u003e presents comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a thematic approach, author Karen Pastorello demonstrates how historical figures – both major and minor – and key events interacted with the larger historical forces that rendered the Progressive Era relevant to contemporary times. Shedding important new light into this transformational period of American history, Pastorello reveals how \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e ordinary Americans – including previously excluded African-Americans, Native-Americans, and women – experienced the era during the nation’s rapid shift from an agrarian to an urban society. Integrating themes of class, race, ethnicity, and gender throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Progressives\u003c\/i\u003e offers a concise and engaging account of a fascinating era in U.S. history that forever changed the relationship between a democratic government and its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“A strong, solid, scholarly and yet completely readable and accessible book, one with immediate course adoptability.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Richard Greenwald, St. Joseph’s College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “In addition to the usual players and locales, Pastorello’s account offers descriptions of rural life as well as urban, business as well as labor, New York but also Chicago and Detroit among other centers of change at the time. It is a complexly conceived, well-written and engaging account of the Progressive Era.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990322233573,"sku":"NP9781118651070","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118651070.jpg?v=1761787352","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-progressives-isbn-9781118651070","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}