ch.9 the progressive era robert griffith bths

the NACW was the national association of colored women.

women i started to hold more and more important roles in everyday society durring this time period.

on farms in the southa dn the midwest, womens roles had not changed substantially since the previous century.

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each of the progressive efforts shared at least one of the folloming goals: protectiing social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, fostering efficiency.

florence kelley became an advocate for improving the lives of women and children

the progressive movement, aimed to restore economic oppurtunites and correct injustices in american life.

rosevelt was born into a wealthy new york family in 1858, he boxed and wresteled at harvard college.

a square deal was a term used to refer to the many progressive reforms that were sponsored by the rosevelt administration.

teddy rosevelt was not supposed to be president. in 1900 the young govenor from new york was urged to run.

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he initaited the popular presidency custom by throwing out the first pitch a t a major leage baseball game.

president taft won the presidency under the slogan " vote for taft this time, you can vote for bryan anytime".

presiden taft saw the presidency as lonely and taught law at yale for eight years.

woodrow wilson claimed progressive ideas, but he had a different idea for the federal goverment.

the second major antitrust measure, the federal Tade commision (FTC)

president wilson believed in attacking large concentrations of power to give greater freedom to average citizens.