Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of American history that lasted from 1897 to 1920 . The politics of this period consisted of several ideals. These were that the government should control the private sector and that the American people should settle for nothing less than perfection in their society.[1] Muckrakers were journalists who reported on corruption. They only reported about corruption in the private sector. This was because muckrakers were often in favor of the ideas of the Progressive Era. They wanted to cause doubt in the efficiencies of the private sector. Their goal was to cause the American people to support the idea of the federal government controlling the private sector.[2]
Progressive Era Media
Henry Mayer, The Awakening, 1915 Cornell CUL PJM 1176 01 - Restoration
Christmas 1903 cover of McClure's features a muckraking expose of Rockefeller and Standard Oil by Ida Tarbell.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (pictured) wrote these articles about feminism for the Atlanta Constitution, published on December 10, 1916.
Monopoly brothers--Politically powerful trusts created high prices all carried by hapless little consumer 1912; by Thomas Powers
Colorado judge Ben Lindsey, a pioneer in the establishment of juvenile court systems
Glass works in Indiana, from a 1908 photograph by Lewis Hine
In 1912 women's suffrage headquarters reached out to men in Cleveland, Ohio.
Manhattan's Little Italy, Lower East Side, c. 1900.
Newspaper reporting the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii in 1898
References
- ↑ "Overview | Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ Schiffrin, Anya (24 July 2018). "Muckraking". Oxford Bibliographies. Retrieved 2020-11-20.