The Progressive Movement emerged in the 1890s and continued until the 1920s as a response to the political, socials and economic injustices that came with the U.S. Industrial Revolution.
Progressives consistently worked to make social and political reforms that improved society. They aimed to expose corruption in both government and big business, regulate the private industry, protect workers and consumer's rights, improve working conditions, protect people's right of press and protest, increase the number of schools and improve thequality of public education, promote women's right to vote and active participation in community affairs like public health and dealt with alcohol issues, among others.
They finish of Child Labor, improvement of the common laborers conditions, and controls of enterprises.
This time is trademark by the liberation of women, and the battle for women entitlement to cast a ballot. There were support for the preclusion of liquor, rustic change, improvement of working conditions as an indispensable piece of liberation and imperative instructive change.
