Radicalism and the Limits of Egalitarian Reform

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the ways that women were affected by the Progressive Movement. Explain how women advanced the struggle for women’s rights during this era and what challenges they had to overcome.
2. Evaluate the Progressive Era in terms of race relations. Summarize the difference of perspective between Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois within the context of race relations at the turn of the century.
3. Explain how immigration shifted at the turn of the century. Explain why this shift led to stronger opposition among nativists. Describe the obstacles new immigrants to the United States faced and the way immigrants sought to meet these challenges.