"The essays in this volume were originally delivered as papers at the Conference on Women in the Progressive Era held March 10-12, 1988 at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian ...
The Progressive Era, 1890-1920, was vibrant with reforms and programs designed to create a more equitable and healthier society. The era followed the Gilded Age, when industrialists flaunted their ...
NMAH copy purchased with funds from the NMAH Endowment. NMAH copy 39088020220448 Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. Chapter 1 Crisis of the 1890s 1 -- A New Kind of Growth 6 -- Age of ...