Progressive Era

The Progressive Era was a period of American history that is said to have lasted from 1890 to 1920.^[1]

The politics of this period consisted of several ideals. These were that the government should intervene in society to achieve ends of social justice and that the American people should settle for nothing less than perfection in their society.^[2] One group that was often in favor of the ideas of the Progressive Era was the Muckrakers. These were journalists who reported on corruption and other inequalities in American society.^[3]

During the Progressive Era, various reforms^[4][5][6] were undertaken to bring about greater social justice in American society.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}