11: Populism and Progressivism

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The Strange Case of Booker T. Washington's Birthday

Students should read this article. The searches it details are exactly the research skills and habits of mind they'll need to navigate their world. Its also a great way for teachers to change their teaching from just one story to teaching how stories are told

The Strange Case of Booker T. Washington's Birthday

The Octopus: A Story of California -by Frank Norris

Finding Women in the Archives: The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and Anthony Comstock’s War on Contraception | New-York Historical Society

Ould censorship laws like the Comstock Act count as part of the Progressive Era? Not according to the taught narrative canon

Finding Women in the Archives: The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and Anthony Comstock’s War on Contraception | New-York Historical Society

Damaged goods : the great play "Les avar : Sinclair, Upton, 1913

Although the taught narrative canon only recognizes Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle", his adapted play about the syphillis and sexual immorality might deserve attention also

Damaged goods : the great play "Les avar : Sinclair, Upton, 1913

The Rise and Fall of Sex Education in the Progressive Era – Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Although the Pure Food and Drug Act gets all the attention in high school history courses, there's so much more in the Progressive Era than most teachers realize

The Rise and Fall of Sex Education in the Progressive Era – Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Social hygiene : American Social Hygiene Association :1920 Volume VI

There's a lot to discover about the Progressive Era in the 650 pages of this book, all of which completely ignored by the taught narrative canon

Social hygiene : American Social Hygiene Association :1920 Volume VI

Wealth Inequality in America: Key Facts & Figures | St. Louis Fed

Excellent resource to communicate income and wealth disparity in the United States. Teachers coupling this with Progressive Era lessons can help students see connections across time but more importantly shatter pervasive and almost unmovable assumptions about the economy

Wealth Inequality in America: Key Facts & Figures | St. Louis Fed

The Irrelevance of That “3 Billionaires Have More Wealth Than Half of America” Factoid - Foundation for Economic Education

This should be easy for students to tear apart - provide it to them along with the proof of the statistic and have them dissect the argument offered by this writer for the Foundation for EconomiC Education. Spoiler alert - the argument is that children, prisoners, people just starting their careers and retired are included in the statatisic.

The Irrelevance of That “3 Billionaires Have More Wealth Than Half of America” Factoid - Foundation for Economic Education

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire influencer

TikTok video showing what early 20 century misinformation would look like using 21 century tools. Worth the less than minute it will take to watch to decide whether it can fit in a Progressive Era lesson - perhaps a discussion prompt or lesson starter

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire influencer

Rise of the Populists and William Jennings Bryan | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Abstract | Alexander Street Documents

Birth control history lesson that shows a very effective format for document lessons - the drop down menu of documents

Abstract | Alexander Street Documents