Wiebe, too, goes into depth about the strengthening of the middle class to find an identity through professionalization and new occupations. Similar to McGerr’s story, these people were ready for change and “demanded the right to pursue their ambitions outward rather than simply to be left alone at home, and that in turn required far-reaching social changes” (Wiebe 165). It was the beginning of the twentieth century and Wiebe puts progressivism stable and at the forefront. In chapter seven, the author gives the progressive era of change a boost of confidence and knew they were determined to resolve the problems in American society
Wiebe, too, goes into depth about the strengthening of the middle class to find an identity through professionalization and new occupations. Similar to McGerr’s story, these people were ready for change and “demanded the right to pursue their ambitions outward rather than simply to be left alone at home, and that in turn required far-reaching social changes” (Wiebe 165). It was the beginning of the twentieth century and Wiebe puts progressivism stable and at the forefront. In chapter seven, the author gives the progressive era of change a boost of confidence and knew they were determined to resolve the problems in American society