Middle class urbanites from both democratic and republican parties.
professional middle class
The rapid growth of cities.
progressives
They usually aligned themselves with business interests and the private sector
Roman politicians from the first century BC
In the early 20th century, the big issue of the day was liquor. Progressives wanted the Prohibition of alcohol, while immigrants wanted saloons to stay open so they could get drinks.
16th
The 20th century
Many of the movement's ideas clashed with the male-dominated, capitalist economic structure present at the turn of the 20th century.
Women in the Progressive Era worked for economic and political equality and for social reforms, such as the right to control their earnings and to own property. They came to realize that politicians were unwilling to listen to them, so they needed win the right to vote in order to achieve the reforms they wanted.
That is considered the 17th Century.
The Irish was not considered white in the 19th century. The Irish was considered black people.