Progressive Era

MUCKRAKERS

Ida Tarbell

Notable Women: Ida Tarbell - biography with links from About.com.

American Experience: The Rockefellers - PBS looks at Ida Tarbell's impact on Rockefeller's empire.

Ida Tarbell - links from About.com.

Ida Tarbell Home Page - Alleghany College profiles career and impact of famous 1880 alumna;
be sure to follow the links!

John D Rockefeller and Standard Oil: The Nightmare Begins - extract from Ida Tarbell's The History
of the Standard Oil Company.

John D Rockfeller and the Standard Oil Company - discover how he came to dominate the
oil industry for 50 years.

John D. and Standard Oil - a look at the growth of the trust.

The History of the Standard Oil Company - electronic text version of Ida Tarbell's expose.

The Myth of Predatory Pricing - policy analysis refuting claim Standard Oil set predatory pricing.

Jacob Riis

How the Other Half Lives - hypertext version with illustrations.

Masters of Photography: Jacob Riis - brief look at Riis and his work from The Encyclopedia of
Photography.

Upton Sinclair

Living and Dying in Packingtown, Chicago - from The Jungle.

The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930): Meat-packing House Inspections - letter from Upton Sinclair to President Theodore Roosevelt, March 10, 1906.

Thomas Nast

Teaching History Online: Thomas Nast - hypertext biography with illustrations.

The Ethics of Cartooning - discusses the medium, its impact, and Nast--the "father of political cartoons."

The Cartoons - the world of Thomas Nast in cartoons.

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Thomas Nast - brief biography of Nast.

Thomas Nast - brief bio and look at his impact.

S. S. McClure

McClure Publishing Company Archives - you will only need the Historical and Biographical Note portion of this site.

"The Explosions of Our Fine Idealistic Undertakings": The Rise of McClure's - covers the rise and fall of McClure's Magazine; be sure to go on to the next chapter and the conclusion.

McClure's Magazine - hypertext overview--be sure to click on the links.

SOCIAL REFORMERS

Jane Addams

Notable Women: Jane Addams - biography with links from About.com.

Hull House Association - bio, links, images.

Jane Addams - hypertext bio and coverage of start of Hull House; includes excerpts from her works.

Jane Addams - bio and accomplishments.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum - links include biography, chronology, and Hull-House firsts.

Women in History: Jane Addams - biography includes list of websites.

A View of Jane Addams's Hull House as a Feminist Initiative - looks at how Addams fit into Progressive thinking.

Lillian Wald

Henry Street Settlement - pictures and info.

Jewish Women's Archive: Lillian Wald - multimedia exhibit on Lillian Wald; includes an online search engine of archival finding aids.

Profiles in Caring: Lillian D. Wald - bio and legacy.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The American Experience: Eleanor Roosevelt - an in-depth look at one of the century's most influential women--from PBS.

Notable Women: Eleanor Roosevelt - biography with links from About.com.

The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt - biographical essay.

A Century of Women Working Together Toward a Common Mission - chronology of Junior League.

Eugenics Movement

American Eugenics Movement - experience the unfiltered story of American eugenics – primarily through materials from the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor, which was the center of American eugenics research from 1910-1940.

Temperance Movement: WCTU/Prohibition

Temperance & Prohibition - development of the Prohibition movement.

Women's Christian Temperance Union - history of the movement; be sure to check out the links to the 1873 Women's Crusades, and Early WCTU.

Anti-Saloon League 1893-1933 - extensive links throughout the site take you to all aspects of the Temperance Movement.

History of Alcohol Prohibition - chronology from 1600s; scroll to 1870-1913: Toward a National Conscience.

Progressivism and Religion: The Social Gospel Movement/ Walter Rauschenbusch

The Social Gospel - overview of Social Gospel Movement.

Modern History Sourcebook: Walter Rauschenbusch: The Social Gospel, 1908 - excerpt from Rauschenbusch's Christianity and the Social Crisis.

The Rise of the Progressive Mentality - Henry F. May, in his study Protestant Churches and Industrial America, explains the crucial link between the Social Gospel and progressivism.

The Social Gospel - lecture.

Progressivism and Education: John Dewey

The Idea of Pluralism: John Dewey - Columbia Concise Encyclopedia entry.

Progressivism's Impact - brief look at the era's impact on education.

George Eastman

George Eastman ... The Man - background of George Eastman by Kodak; scroll to Benefiting the Employee, Giving Away His Fortune, and The Vision of a Pioneer.

Rochester Review V59 N2--Features - history of the beginnings of the Eastman School of Music.

Consumer's League: Florence Kelley, Josephine Goldmark

National Consumers League - background from Teaching History Online.

Florence Kelley - background of Kelley and her accomplishments; be sure to click on the hypertext for further information, especially on the Consumer's League.

Women and Social Movements in the United States - informative article on this woman who helped reform labor in the U.S.

Florence Kelley: A Woman of Fierce Fidelity - focuses on Kelley's role in maternal and health services and child labor reform.

POLITICAL REFORM

National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA): Carrie Chapman Catt

The American Experience: Suffrage History - talks about the evolvement of NAWSA from the schism between the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association; discusses Catt's role.

Carrie Chapman Catt - looks at impact of this key coordinator of the suffrage movement.

About Carrie Chapman Catt - biography courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress and the National 19th Amendment Society, with hyperlinks for clarification.

History of the League of Women Voters - overview how the organization evolved.

Today in History: Congress Approves Nineteenth Amendment - hypertext article from Library of Congress' American Memory.

Congressional Union: Alice Paul

Congressional Union for Women Suffrage - overview of the party formation.

Congressional Union for Women Suffrage - links from About.com.

Notable Women: Alice Paul - biography with links from About.com.

The Alice Paul Centennial Foundation - organization homepage which highlights the outstanding political achievements of Alice Paul.

Robert LaFollette and the Wisconsin Idea

Fighting Bob La Follette - look at his career from The Progressive Magazine.

Portrait of the Founder, Fighting Bob LaFollette - article on LaFollette and one by him from the magazine he founded.

The Wisconsin Idea by Charles McCarthy - e-text version of the book; be sure to read the Introduction by Teddy Roosevelt in which he acknowledges LaFollette.

Law & the Progressive Era, Pt 1: The Good Government Movement in Wisconsin, 1891-1921 - changes in Wisconsin law under LaFollette.

Social Legislation - Child Labor

Child Labor - overview of the social issue, crusaders, and legislation; hypertexted, so click on links.

The History Place: Child Labor - child labor in America 1908-1912, photographs by Lewis W. Hine with the original photo captions.

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1830-1930) - biographical timeline along with contextual information.

Notable Women: Mother Jones - biography with links from About.com.

"Mother" Mary Harris Jones (1830-1930) - biography from the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Mary 'Mother' Jones - biography with hyperlinks.

Mother Jones: The Miners' Angel - from The Illinois Labor History Society.

NAACP

NAACP - hypertext of history and founders from Teaching History Online; click on hypertext terms for clarification.

NAACP Timeline - background of beginnings from NCAAP Official website.

Mary W. Ovington - background of one of the first co-founders; hypertexted so click on links for further information.

Teddy Roosevelt/Conservation

Conservation in the Progressive Era - overview of Roosevelt's policies along with documents.

Theodore Roosevelt Association: Conservation - listing of Roosevelt's many conservation achievements.

TR's Legacy - The Environment - describes Roosevelt's impact on environmental policies.