HIST 2057 Lecture : Grassroots And National
Document Summary
Brandeis and data in muller v. oregon (1908) Reformers and reforms: jane addams and florence kelly. From settlement house to social work: protection for children, initiative, referendum, and recall. Theodore roosevelt: trust buster and strike arbiter, 2nd term- new initiatives. Food and drug admin (fda: conservation, william howard taft. The generation of leadership is starting to reflect on what people have been. A reform impulse, going in a 1000 directions at once, diff progr wanted to fix. Make life better for those on the bottom. The reformers were typically from middle class, different from populist or labor. They believed in rational approaches to modern problems. Much of what labor unions want begin to be achieved bc of alliance. New generation listening to older voices and created alliance that swept. Tend to be urban, closer to where power is, more time and resources, give. Not the factory workers or farmers, addressing problems that are not their.
