"The Fruits of Iowa Progressivism, 1900-1915" by William Lavalle Bowers
 

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Keywords

Iowa--Politics and government; Iowa; Politics and government; Progressivism (United States politics);

Abstract

Progressivism in the United States was more than any mere reform movement or revolution directed against an existent system; it was more nearly a national state of mind-- ''a broader impulse "1--which was both critical and reformist. Technically, there was no such thing as a Progressive movement, for there was no organized campaign uniting all the manifold efforts at political, social and economic reform. 2 However, the broader concept given above had many significant and fruitful manifestations during the early part of the twentieth century, and these may justifiably be called "Progressivism" or "the Progressive movement." Progressivism was complex and far-reaching. It aimed to restrict individualism by antitrust laws. It sought income and inheritance taxes and it favored workmen's compensation and unemployment laws, all with an eye to the conservation of the values of democracy.

Year of Submission

1958

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Social Science

First Advisor

Leland Sage

Second Advisor

Corinne D. Harper

Third Advisor

William C. Lang

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Date Original

1958

Object Description

1 PDF file (145 leaves)

Language

en

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