Progressive Movement

Suffrage Movement

A movement advocating for women's right to vote.

Temperance Movement

A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Jane Addams

Founded the Hull House to support immigrant and working-class families.

Susan B. Anthony

Major leader of the women’s suffrage movement who organized nationally for voting rights.

Progressives' Success

No, the progressive movement largely ignored African Americans.

Progressive Achievements

Included worker protections, child-labor laws, government regulation of businesses, women's rights, and direct election of senators.

Urban Quality of Life

Many urban populations lived in poor conditions, often in slums lacking plumbing and basic amenities.

Progressive Beliefs

The belief that people's morals and behaviors could be improved through education, government action, and social reform.

16th Amendment

Allowed the federal government to collect an income tax.

17th Amendment

Established the direct election of U.S. senators by voters.

18th Amendment

Established Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

19th Amendment

Prohibited denying the right to vote based on sex.

Muckraker

Writers who exposed corrupt political, corporate, and economic practices as well as racial injustices.

Sanitation Improvements

Progressives worked to improve urban quality by advocating for better sanitation like sewage systems and garbage collection.