Progressive Era

Olivia Vona, Period 2

What is the Progressive Era?
The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform
in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. During
this time, certain themes were the center point in change. Corporations
and labor, urbanization and immigration, womens rights, progressive
reformers, political changes, and temperance/prohibition. From my
photographs, I was able to see how times truly were. The children were
doing labor, the women were fighting for voting rights, the men were
making business, and some tried to prevent the ban of alcohol. Each
group of people were busy with one fraction of the progressive era.
Whatever that generation made of it, thats what the generations after
it would live with.
Child Labor (Corporations and Labor)
Question: Where are they?
- Large stalk
- Open, no buildings
Answer: Farm

Question: What labor do they do on the farm?
- Large basket on the ground
- Small individual baskets to hold
- Tall wheat and other flowers on the ground
Baskets are used to hold goods that are collected
Answer: Family of pickers


Womens Voting Rights (Political Changes)
Question: Where is she?
- U.S. flag
- Wine in right hand, raised
- Dressed up
- Other people in background, women
The hand raised with wine is showing a favor
Answer: Womens right to vote is now being considered or allowed
Banning Alcohol (Temperance/Prohibition)
Question: Where are they?
- Large bucket
- Machine
- Men in work wear
- Men in officer suits
Police look busy, other men look upset/annoyed
Answer: Police checking out the equipment of
the brewing work space

Labor (Corporations and Labor)
Question: What is happening?
- Indoors
- White material all around
- Dark skinned men at work
- Cotton gin machines
Men at work, cotton all around
Answer: Workers are separating and
producing a large amount of cotton
Immigrants (Urbanization and Immigration)
Question: Where are they?
Answer: Ellis Island
Question: What is happening?
- Families on dock
- Carrying large bags in hand
- Dressed warmly
- Trains and boats in background
Arriving at their designated location
Answer: Immigrants are departing from
a ship at Ellis Island

Sources
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/nclc.00097/ - Child Labor
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3a21383/ - Womens Voting Rights
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm - Banning Alcohol
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3g06134/ - Labor
http://ushistoryclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/01/immigration-and-
urbanization.html - Immigrants