PROGRESSIVISM
Progressivism definition- a reform movement that tried to correct social and political problems
Reformer- a person who urges or works for improvement and change
Business/Railroads
Government
Education
Temperate Movement
Farmers
Women's Right
Rebecca Henry Hayes Organized the Texas Equal Rights Association. She recruited women from all over the state. Minnie Fisher Cunningham of Texas of Galveston was president of the Texas Women Suffrage Association, and she recruited women from all over the state
the practice of drinking little or no alcohol
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) led the national temperance movement. The organization was active across the country and had chapters in Texas as early as the 1880s.
The right to vote
Rebecca Henry Hayes Organized the Texas Equal Rights Association. She recruited women from all over the state. Minnie Fisher Cunningham of Texas of Galveston was president of the Texas Women Suffrage Association, and she recruited women from all over the state.
Galveston was struck by a powerful hurricane. 6000 through 8000 people had died. A new type of city government was formed. Everyone replaced their mayor and city council with a commission, a city government where citizens elect officials to head departments such as public safety and human services.
The Terrell Election Law of 1905 requires major political parties to hold primary elections, an election where members choose the party’s candidates
In 1920, Texas had the longest school year and the highest literacy rate.
In 1914, two laws were passed. Rural voters had to form school districts with two or more schools. Children between the ages of 8 and 14 had to attend school for at least 60 days a year.
In September 1877 farmers gathered in Lampasas County, Texas, to discuss their grievances. This meeting grew into a new farmers’ organization called the Farmers’ Alliance. This group, like the Grange, sought reform on issues affecting farmers
By the 1890s many Alliance members felt that the organization needed to be more politically active.In Dallas, a new political party, the Texas People’s Party or Populist Party, was formed. This party included both white and African American farmers, as well as women.
In 1875, 1,650 miles of railroad tracks were built. By the end of the century, about 10,000 miles of tracks were built. Steel roads crossed the entire state. Two of them were transcontinental.
Some cities worked to improve their road systems in the late 1800s. By 1887, San Antonio had constructed 8 miles (13 kilometers) of surfaced streets as well as 40 miles (64 kilometers) of paved sidewalks for pedestrians.
James Hogg vigorously fought for the interests of the common citizen. At the forefront of the Progressive reform movement in Texas, Hogg opposed abuses by insurance companies, railroad monopolies, and land corporations.He helped establish the powerful Texas Railroad Commission, the oldest regulatory agency in the state. He was a champion of public schools, state universities, and teacher education. During his second term, Hogg urged the Texas legislature to pass an anti-lynching law, which it finally did in 1897.