Progressive reforms replaced politicians and city bosses with university-educated experts.
No movement applied religious beliefs to the progressive movement. This is a secular democracy and religion has no place in politics.
SCTU, Frances Willard, Anti-Saloon League
The progressive movement accomplished expanding the number of local government employees. It also helped to expose corruption at the local levels.
The Progressive Movement led to several key reforms primarily in the areas of political, social, and economic change. Key reforms included the establishment of direct democracy measures like the initiative, referendum, and recall, as well as social welfare programs aimed at improving labor conditions and women's suffrage. Additionally, the movement spurred regulatory measures such as the Sherman Antitrust Act and the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure consumer protection. These reforms collectively aimed to address the issues arising from industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption.
the workplace
No movement applied religious beliefs to the progressive movement. This is a secular democracy and religion has no place in politics.
They organized state by state campaigns to limit womans workdays.
SCTU, Frances Willard, Anti-Saloon League
They were reforms to make the government more democratic
The progressive movement accomplished expanding the number of local government employees. It also helped to expose corruption at the local levels.
Roosevelt supported Progressive Reforms with the Square Deal
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The Food and Drug Act (FDA), women's rights, child labor, reforms in the workplace (minimum wage, limited hours).. probably some others too
The mau movement is lead to the progressive movement!
the workplace
Some goals of Progressive reformers in the US were: elimination of government corruption, education reforms, regulation of corporations and monopolies, elimination of child labor, etc.
Reforms & regulation of big business.