HIST 015A Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Brandeis Brief, Social Gospel, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
13 Nov 2017
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Hist 15a lecture 23 progressive era: general definition, progressivism: movement for social change through social and political activism and collective action. Wide reach of progressivism: extended to most spheres of society, supported by people at all levels of society, crossed political boundaries. Basic tenets: emphasized power of knowledge, championed collective action, big on organization and efficiency, often sought social control, attempted to utilize new sciences and new scientific methods. Social justice movement: jane adams, hull house resident, lived in slums, helped people, collected statistics on people she helped, settlement house movement, social gospel, walter rauchenbush, washington gladden, social purity, prostitution and mann act, temperance movement. Temperance movement: francis willard, womens" christian temperance union, anti-saloon league, 18th amendment, volstead act of 1920 (prohibition) Intellectual side of progressivism: education, pragmatism, john dewey and educational reforms, law, lewis brandeis, muller v. oregon and brandeis brief .
