EC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emma Goldman, Industrial Workers Of The World, Ellen Gates Starr
18 Aug 2016
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Progressives: reformers who sought government regulation to protect citizens from industrial abuses, 1880-1920s. Social feminists: worked primarily with other women for social/political change; employed rhetoric of women"s moral superiority to advocate for reform: didn"t necessarily believe in absolute equality for men and women, but wanted change. The settlement movement: hull house in particular, served as a nexus for the leading women reformers of the era. Blame social ills on unchecked abuses of capitalism. Seek greater social equality through education, regulation, and legislation. Contrasts with: radicals: blame social ills on capitalism and seek to overthrow it, placing working majority in control, conservatives: seek to maintain traditional power structures and blame social ills on individual (moral) failings. Blanck and harris acquitted of criminal charges. 25 new labor laws in ny alone: proper fire escapes and ventilation, inspections became mandatory, however, punishments for violating laws were not harsh. Identified urban problems as systematic, called for revolutionary change.
