THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

                                   THE PROGRESSIVE ERA To many, it seemed as if America's development was too good to be true. Immigrants flooded in hoping for a better life and a new start. Politicians ran for office all with a better platform than the last. By the early 1900's though, reality struck American cities. Labor in the cities was tough, with unsafe conditions and long hours, all for a minimum wage that could only afford for the increasing slum …showed first 75 words of 684 total…

…showed last 75 words of 684 total…afford for much and would rather live in the streets than in the overcrowding apartments. She did not stop there though. She also lobbied for child labor, factory conditions, immigrant exploitation public schools and women suffrage. As if that weren't enough, she also went around the world to lecture, remained active politically, and founded many organizations. As the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Adams reformed every aspect of the ill-fated US city.