Progressivism People

John Dewey

A philosopher and educational reformer who advocated for progressive education.

Nellie Bly

A journalist known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days.

Anthony Comstock

A social reformer known for his strict moral code and anti-vice activism.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

An author and feminist known for her work 'Women and Economics'.

Susan B. Anthony

A key activist in the women's suffrage movement.

Margaret Sanger

A pioneer in advocating for birth control and women's reproductive rights.

Helen Keller

An activist for the rights of the blind and the deaf.

Mary Baker Eddy

The founder of Christian Science.

Kate Chopin

An author known for her novel 'The Awakening'.

Jane Addams

The founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.

Frances Willard

The leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Carrie Nation

A radical activist known for her role in the temperance movement.

Henry Demarest Lloyd

An author known for 'Wealth Against Commonwealth', criticizing monopolies.

Thorstein Veblen

An economist known for 'The Theory of the Leisure Class', critiquing consumerism.

Jacob A. Riis

A journalist who wrote 'How the Other Half Lives', exposing urban poverty.

Theodore Dreiser

An author known for his novels 'The Financier' and 'The Titan'.

Lincoln Steffens

A journalist known for his series 'The Shame of the Cities'.

Ida M. Tarbell

A journalist who exposed the practices of the Standard Oil Company.

Thomas W. Lawson

A journalist known for his articles on financial corruption, including 'Frenzied Finance'.

David G. Phillips

A writer known for 'The Treason of the Senate', critiquing political corruption.

Ray Stannard Baker

An author known for his work 'Following the Color Line', focusing on race relations.

John Spargo

An author known for 'The Bitter Cry of the Children', addressing child labor issues.

Upton Sinclair

An author known for 'The Jungle', which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Jack London

An author known for works such as 'Call of the Wild' and 'The Iron Heel'.

Herbert Croly

An author known for 'The Promise of American Life', discussing American democracy.

Louis D. Brandeis

An attorney and jurist known for his book 'Other People's Money' highlighting banking practices.

Andrew Carnegie

A businessman and philanthropist known for his book 'The Gospel of Wealth'.

Walter Rauschenbusch

A theologian known for his advocacy of the Social Gospel.

Frank Norris

An author known for his novels 'The Octopus' and 'The Pit'.

Edward Bellamy

An author known for his utopian novel 'Looking Backward'.

Mark Twain

An author known for 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'.

Stephen Crane

An author known for 'The Red Badge of Courage', a novel about the Civil War.

Horatio Alger

An author known for his rags-to-riches stories, often termed as dime novels.

Joel Chandler Harris

An author known for his stories of 'Uncle Remus'.