What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?
- Mining companies practiced improper and wasteful mining practices. Assuming a seemingly inexhaustible supply of natural resources, Americans developed a "tradition of waste."
What did President Teddy Roosevelt do in terms of conservation?
- Conservation of the nation's resources, putting an end to wasteful uses of raw materials, and the reclamation of large areas of neglected land have been identified as some of the major achievements of the Roosevelt era.
Why was there a movement since the 1830’s against alcohol?
- The use of alcohol was often associated with such social ills as poverty and insanity.
Where was the movement most successful?
- In rural southern and western states, and less successful in more urban states.
What was the 18th amendment? What was the result of the 18th amendment?
- Prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
What is Mac Currie’s primary objection to prohibition?
- "Look at the money that was poured out in the gutter, you might say, tryin' to enforce prohibition."
What was the bootlegger’s attitude toward Prohibition? The authorities?
- "Times was good then, everybody had money, everybody was spending it. This always was a good spending town. You know how stonscutters are, they're all spenders and they all drink."
How are women stereotyped in this cartoon?
- In this picture it makes women look like they always have kids to take care of and i think in the bottom picture i think the lady is in the grocercy store?
What statement was the cartoonist trying to make with this cartoon?
- That women don't get jobs because they have to be housewives before anything.
Who is Robert LaFolette?
- Robert La Follette was a Republican politician who held a variety of public offices, from county district attorney, to Wisconsin Governor, to national representative and Senator.
What did he think of woman’s suffrage and participation in public affairs? (be specific)
- "It has always seemed to me that women should play a larger part than they do in the greater housekeeping of the state."
Name 3 important women in the fight for women’s suffrage and their role in the fight.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Annie Wittenmyer.
What US Amendment gave women the right to vote? When was it passed?
- A Woman Suffrage Amendment. 1919.
Browse the remainder of the woman’s rights timeline. What do you think is the most important event in women’s rights history since the women’s suffrage amendment? Why did you choose this event?
- 1912-Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive (Bull Moose/Republican) Party becomes the first national political party to adopt a woman suffrage plank. I think this is good because the president made it more aware for everyone and showed them it was alright.
What is a muckraker? What did they do? What changes did they create?
- a brave cadre of reporters exposed injustices so grave they made the blood of the average American run cold.
What is subject of the book The Jungle?
