The Nature of Progressivism

I. Introduction

A. The Need for Reform
    1. Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
    2. Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
    3. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

II. Characteristics of Progressivism

A. Middle Class Origins
B. Optimism &Romantic Individualism
C. Environmental Determinism

III. Progressivism in Action

A. Muckrakers ("Pre-Progressives)
B. The First Step: The Social Settlement Movement
C. The Social Gospel
D. Causes: Temperance, Suffrage, Civil Rights, Health Care, Democracy, etc.
E. Black Progressivism: Washington, DuBois, the Niagra Movement, NAACP

IV. The Accomplishments of Progressivism

A. Early Period (c. 1890-1900)
B. Later Stages (c. 1900-1918)