The Progressive Movement lasted from the late 19th century through the first twenty years of the 20th century. There were economical, political, and cultural problems during this time period, and Progressives worked to improve them. The movement sought to restore economic opportunities, and to improve the lack of fairness and justice in American life. Progressives wanted to preserve capitalism, improve working conditions, and achieve better governmental rule. [1] Creating better education during this time period was very important to the Progressives. To achieve this, they received help from experts in different fields in order to improve society and business. Some Progressives believed that America’s problems needed a moral solution rather than a legislative one. The Progressive Movement consisted of many women. Each sought to improve the rising problems of society and help those less fortunate. Many middle class women noticed how alcohol had affected poor families, which lead to moral collapse and an increase in crime. [2] An organization called the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was dedicated to eliminating the consumption of alcohol. The Eighteenth Amendment came along establishing the prohibition of the sale of alcohol. Women also were not allowed to vote, so many gathered to march and participate in hunger strikes to …show more content…
Reformer Hiram Johnson of California allowed the government to control the economy and allowed citizens to have access to the legislative procedure. By joining with William S. U’Ren of Oregon, voters were then allowed to vote privately, vote to remove an elected official, and were able to choose candidates for office instead of political party leaders.[3] This led to the creation of the 17th amendment which gave Americans the right to directly elect their state senators. These progressive reforms allowed people to vote their will with