Who Were the Progressives? (Historians at Work) - Softcover

Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312189303 ISBN 13: 9780312189303

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002

Synopsis

Who were the Progressives? In the first two decades of the twentieth century, a diverse array of Americans sought solutions to the social problems caused by industrialization and urbanization. Because they did not recognize themselves as a cohesive group — indeed, the description "Progressive" only developed late in the era — it has fallen to historians to define Progressivism and its participants as belonging to a distinct period. The 8 articles included in this volume explore who participated in the social movements considered Progressive, what their goals were, what tactics they used, and the degree to which their activity was revolutionary. Viewing the Progressive era as the precursor to the activist state that developed during World War I and more fully during the Depression, the book explores the civic imagination of a remarkable group of reformers who sought to change their society creatively, completely, and peacefully.

About this title

About the Author:

<>Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore is Professor of History at Yale University. She is the author of Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920. She teaches U.S. Political and Social History, 1900-1945, the New South, and seminars on gender, race, and the Progressive Era.

Review:

"...a useful tool for introducing undergraduate students to an important debate in U.S. history...."--Bryant Etheridge, History: Reviews of New Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312189303
• ISBN 13: 9780312189303
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266