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Read about some of the grassroots movements at the heart of Progressivism, and the changes they were pushing for and what they accomplished. Discusses labor issues, including the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Also discusses some factions that were more radical in their points of view.
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accountability of government, city manager form of government, direct primary, machine politics, state-level reforms, fighting bob, florence kelley, fredrick winslow taylor, openstax: progressive movement 1890-1920: progressivism at the grassroots level, progressive era, robert la follette, tammany hall, taylorism, triangle shirtwaist factory fire, u.s. children’s bureau, william tweed, wisconsin idea, wobblies, initiative, referendum, and recall, radical progressives
Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)