HIST206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Frederick Winslow Taylor, Industrial Workers Of The World, Family Wage
12 Oct 2017
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Northeast); state laws to protect workers: problem: reforms get passed at state level, but there is not a lot of enforcement in place, 1890s: call for federal intervention. Federal agencies who work directly to oversee factories and other industries, and help citizens: election of 1900: all presidential candidates discussed plans for reforms. Ida tarbell on standard oil: price fixing, the jungle, 1906 --> upton sinclair, theodore roosevelt (president at the time) - and he advocates for food & drug. Social v. technocractic progressives: helping those struggling in society --> women, immigrants, etc. Improving efficiency within factories: technocratic, fredrick winslow taylor, 1880s-1890s, used photographs, arguing for changes in the way people do their work to increase productivity. Social progressives: predominately white women, receiving college educations --> most went into field of social workers, education, outreach, reform. Jane addams: hull house, 1889 --> community center; job training; info sessions; etc.
