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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: The Career of Robert M. La Follette

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert M. La Follette was a popular Republican from Wisconsin in the Progressive Era. He was a Congressman, a governor of Wisconsin and a Senator who advocated direct primaries to thwart the political machines. In addition to his...
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Theodore Roosevelt Association: Bull Moose Speech Assasination Attempt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the campaign speech that Theodore Roosevelt gave in October, 1912, just after he was shot in an assasination attempt. Find out why the party he was campaigning for came to be called the Bull Moose party.
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Polytechnic School: The Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A great outline that highlights the important parts of the Progressive Era from those involved in reforms to the reform programs themselves. Not much detail, but good information.
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Excerpt From "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this excerpt, published by the Henry George Institute, of George's "Progress and Poverty". Includes author's photo & other clip art.
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Free Speech Seminar: Robert La Follette

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert LaFollette was an engine behind the Progressive movement. His brief biography here recounts his actions in political office and his devotion to labor issues and civil liberties.
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Schaffer Library of Drug Policy: The Pure Food and Drugs Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the passage of the bane of the snake oil salesmen, the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
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Wow Museum: Western Women's Suffrage Wyoming

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the place Wyoming holds in the history of women's suffrage. Even before statehood, Wyoming gave woment the right to vote. Find out how important that was to those who lived there.
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US Department of State

American Life: Discontent and Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the US Department of State, "USA History in Brief," reviews the reasons for and results of Progressivism in the early 20th century.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Eugene v. Debs, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource investigates Eugene V. Debs. Debs was one of the major players in American politics at the turn of the 20th century. Students listen to Debs speak during the presidential campaign of 1904.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the first two decades of the twentieth century, when Texans shared the optimism and confidence that permeated American society in the time period called the Progressive Era.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: e.l. Dohoney to Erminia Folsom, Dec 20, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about E.L. Dahoney, a prohibitionist in favor of women's suffrage, and read a letter in which he ties together the two causes he supported.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Ida Tarbell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this portrait of Ida Tarbell, a Progressive Era journalist known for her innovative methods of investigative journalism.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roots of the Movement

For Students 5th - 8th
Progressivism got a push from the Populist movement, a reaction to the forgettable presidents and laissez-faire government in the Gilded Age. Find a listing of authors who wrote about progressive ideas, and see what influence populism...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: You Decide: Washington or Du Bois?

For Students 9th - 10th
During the early Progressive Era, two leaders dominated the debate over the best course for racial advancement in America. Who had the better vision for improving the conditions of African Americans in the early 1900s, Booker T....
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Tom L. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Progressive Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson, who fought for municipal reforms around the turn of the 19th century.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Biography of Amer: A Different Perspective on Progressivism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this thought-provoking overview by historian Waldo E. Martin of progressivism as seen from the perspective of African Americans, Native Americans, and new Asian immigrants.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the progressive legisltion supported by President Theodore Roosevelt in his attempt to balance business interests with the public good. Read about his actions concerning conservation, government regulations, and business-labor...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Upton Sinclair: A Progressive Era Muckraker

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will describe how Upton Sinclair's The Jungle reflected issues of the Progressive Era.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: A Life in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Woodrow Wilson contends he was one of the five most important presidents in history. Read about his progressive legislation, foreign policy, and his attempt to bring about world peace.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Votes for Women: Selections From the Nawsa Collection, 1848 1921

For Students 9th - 10th
These are the collection items donated by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, they include text and images and information about Catt.
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National Statuary Hall Collection: Robert M. La Follette

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but complete look at Robert M. La Follette and his progressive ideals as governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Senator. See the statue of La Follette on Capitol Hill.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Progressing Into the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an overview of the gateway into the 20th Century in Nebraska and the Progressive Movement. Highlights on prohibition, suffrage, race, and more are included.
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America's Best History: u.s. Timeline the 1900s

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated timeline of events of the United States, which depicts a time of industrial purpose.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: The Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The Progressive Era from the 1890s to the 1920s evolved as a response to the negative effects of industrialization. Reforms that emerged provided protections for workers and consumers and gave women voting rights. Backlash against the...