What Are Examples of Progressive Reform?
In the United States (US), progressive reform was driven by a loose-knit group of reformers that were focused on social and governmental change. The late 18th and early 19th century American reform movement instituted legal changes to end political corruption. Also, it sought to pass laws at all levels of government to regulate child labor, support women’s rights, protect the public against corrupt business practices, and to enforce basic human rights. The progressive reform movement organized politically in 1912 to support the Progressive Party ticket of Theodore Roosevelt and again in 1924 to push the independent presidential candidacy of Robert LaFollette. Progressive supporters’ concerns varied widely, but the reform movement focused on social issues related to fair wages and safe working conditions. Legislation outlawing child labor, limits on working hours, and a minimum wage for working women were important national issues of the progressive era. Although both candidates failed
