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Progressivism
Progressivism was the political and social response to industrialization and it's by products. It was not a national movement; rather it was the efforts of many local groups to reform the new industrial order. The idea of progressivism grew from Victorian morality. The rapidly growing white, protestant middle class strived for a way to separate themselves from the working class; progressivism was the answer.
At this time professional societies and private organizations were growing rapidly. Their growth was spurred by the changes in education. These societies gave the members, the middle class, a sense of identity. It was these societies that jump started progressivism. Women's clubs were one of the most powerful players in progressivism. They fought for prison and education reform; and they also formed settlement houses. The National Consumer's League was a society formed by middle class women that worked at settlement houses, investigated working conditions, and......

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