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Progressives were interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government which would work to improve U.S. society. These reformers favored such policies as civil service reform, food safety laws, and increased political rights for women and U.S. workers.
To report on societies problems.
Muckrackers
According to the Jane Addams Hull House Association Web site, Jane Addams founded Hull House in 1889.
See http://www.hullhouse.org/aboutus/history.html
Healthier citizens
Making city governments better
reforming city governments
Baden Powell specifically wrote his books because he found his new military recruits were clueless about how to function in the outdoors (hence the name "scouts" - it refers to military scouts).
Several scouting movements were actually established in the late 1800's to early 1900's. The unifying themes are that they looked to stimulate an interest and comfort in outdoors activities, promote good moral values, and give children wholesome activities with which to occupy themselves.
Girl Scouts and Girl Guides were founded because girls also wanted to be Scouts. Baden Powell felt that girls should have their own organization, so he chose the name "Girl Guides" and thought that an organization for girls should be run by women so he asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to help and, in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was formally founded.
If you had a black ancestors, you were considered black, regardless of your actual color.
A common condition in rapidly growing cities were that apartment buildings were being located near polluting factories.
The government was willing to use force to end strikes
railroads could charge as much as they likes
lack of windows
The ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union did not exist at the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. The union was the LGWU (Ladies Garment Workers Union). It grew because of the fire.
The political goal of farmers was lower prices for grain storage.
Government corruption was fought by progressives and muckrakers- apex
If you mean 'graft' as another word for bribery: no, progressives certainly don't support that.
Promoted laws against child labor (apex)
Cash crops could be ruined by a single disease.
