Progressive Era Politics Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Progressive Concerns
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The Progressive Party platform, November 5th, 1912.
Populist Issues
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By comparison, the Populist (National People's Party) Platform, July 4th, 1892.
New Nationalism
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Teddy Roosevelt's speech on the "New Nationalism," August 31st, 1910.
Wilson Begins
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Woodrow Wilson's first inaugural address, March 4th, 1913.
Wilson Continues
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Woodrow Wilson's second inaugural address, March 5th, 1917.
The Conservation Movement Gains Momentum
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An address from Mr. J.N. Teal, Chairman of the Oregon Conservation Commission, who spoke at the 1909 National Conservation Congress.
Women in the Workplace
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The Muller v. Oregon Supreme Court opinion of 1908, which upheld a ten-hour work law for women in the state of Oregon.