How Did The Progressive Era Change The Face Of America

The Progressive Era changed the face of America tremendously in a variety of positive ways. The era was a time period from 1900-1920, in which the issues created due to industrialization where addressed, after the Gilded Age. If it wasn't for that era then all women wouldn't have some of the same oppourtunities that they have now. As a result of these movements, today's society has been changed in a more efficient way. During this time, there were many problems that arised. For example, the women's suffrage movement, the majority of women did not think that it was fair for the African American's to have the ability to vote before they did. An activist during this movement was Susan B. Anthony. She was a major role in the fight for women's right to vote. Susan was arrested and thrown in jail because she went and voted;she was standing up for what she …show more content…
After years of hard work and determination they finally succeeded in their mission towards defeating those feminists who were against them. The efforts of all the women and activists paid off, and after years they obtained the right to vote; which is what they always aimed for. Thanks to all those involved in the "Women's Rights Movement", women were closer than ever before to being treated equally like a man. Another issue that was created after the Gilded Age was that many food industries did not have any policies. An example, if a rat was to run through were the meat was getting processed, it would remain there because nothing would be done to change this and prevent it from happening again. Upton Sinclair was a well known figure during this time, she was a muckraker( journalist who would expose a social injustice). She wrote a book called " The Jungle", this book exposed the meat industry. There were policies that were applied to companies after the book came out, requiring them to follow certain