Progressive Era and Woman Suffrage Review

Flashcards covering key terms, figures, dates, and organizational strategies during the Progressive Era and the Woman Suffrage Movement as presented in the lecture.

Early Twentieth-Century Progressives

Reformers active from the mid-1890s through World War I who sought a stronger regulatory government rather than a larger New Deal-style welfare state.

Gospel of Wealth

The title given to Andrew Carnegie's essay On Wealth, which argued that wealthy individuals are entrusted by God to voluntarily give away their money for societal benefit.

Carnegie Foundation

A philanthropic foundation established by Andrew Carnegie, which locked up 90% of his wealth and funded public libraries in almost every small to mid-sized American town.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

A federal regulatory agency promoted by Progressive Era reformers to ensure the safety and accurate labeling of foods and medications.

Progressive Reform Slogan

The three-step strategy of Progressive Era reform: Investigate (using social science), Educate (the public and lawmakers), and Legislate (passing corrective regulations).

Muckrakers

A turn-of-the-twentieth-century term for investigative journalists who uncovered and exposed social problems so they could be legally corrected.

National Suffrage Bulletin

A print magazine established by NAWSA in 1895 and edited by Carrie Chapman Catt to broadcast pro-suffrage arguments across the United States.

Declaration of Principles

A 1904 NAWSA document adopted under Dr. Anna Howard Shaw that used modern social science arguments and appealed to the U.S. Constitution to demand women's voting rights.

1893 Colorado Suffrage Campaign

A successful local campaign led by Carrie Chapman Catt that resulted in Colorado granting women the full right to vote.

1896 Utah Suffrage Reinstatement

The restoration of woman suffrage in Utah when it entered the Union as a state, following the official disavowal of polygamy by the Mormon Church.

1896 Idaho Suffrage Amendment

A state constitutional amendment granting women the vote in Idaho, marking the last successful state-level suffrage win until after 1910.

The Pankhursts

Two sisters who led the British suffrage movement using radical tactics, including throwing rotten vegetables, chaining themselves to carriages, and conducting hunger strikes.

Harriet Stanton Blatch

Daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who studied with British suffragists, founded the Equality League of Self-Supporting Women, and introduced suffrage parades and marches to the U.S.

Equality League of Self-Supporting Women

An organization founded by Harriet Stanton Blatch that mobilized working women and argued that women's contributions to the industrial economy entitled them to political rights.

First American Suffrage March (1908)

A 1908 demonstration in Oakland, California, where 250 to 300 women marched one mile to the Republican State Convention to demand a suffrage plank in the party platform.

NAWSA Membership Growth (1900–1917)

The expansion of national dues-paying members in NAWSA from 9,000 in 1900, to 100,000 in 1910, and reaching 2,000,000 by 1917.