Progressive House Era

Horatio Algar

Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832-July 18, 1899) was a 19th-century American author who wrote 135 dime novels. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American dream of wealth and success through hard work, courage, determination, and concern for others. The widely-held view involves a significant simplification, as Alger's characters do not typically achieve extreme wealth, but middle-class security, stability, and solidity of reputation — that is, their efforts are rewarded with a place in society, not domination of it. He is noted as a significant figure in the history of American cultural and social ideals. Though often repetitive, Alger's novels remain popular. As bestsellers in their own time, Alger's books rivaled those of Mark Twain in popularity

Hull House

Hull House mostly catered to immigrants, who came to America jobless and poor, and needed help integrating into society. In this capacity, Hull House did not just provide beds and meals, but also instruction in English, and a few workshops that taught skills that increased the residents' chances of finding jobs to support their families. Hull House also came to function as a women's shelter of sorts. It took in women who were victims of domestic violence, and babies who were abandoned by their mothers (usually because they had some kind of birth defect). The women who worked at Hull House also provided medical care for the residents, instructing them in sanitation, delivering their babies, and teaching them about nutrition.

Jane Addams

Jane Addams created a settlement house for the really poor people/immigrants living in the slums. The house was called Hull House in Chicago. Hull House would provide services to the people such as babysitting kids when the parents were away at work, teaching English to the immigrants, give food, offer recreation, and many more. She also tried to clean the filthy garbage filled streets back then.

John Dewey

John Dewey was the most significant educational thinker of his era and, many would argue, of the 20th century. As a philosopher, social reformer and educator, he changed fundamental approaches to teaching and learning. His ideas about education sprang from a philosophy of pragmatism and were central to the Progressive Movement in schooling. Dewey's concept of education put a premium on meaningful activity in learning and participation in classroom democracy

Eugene Debs

One of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies). Pls don't have a question on this guy :c

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. "The Yellow Wallpaper" - It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health.

Tuskegee Institute of Technology

The Tuskegee Institute is the school for African Americans that was established in 1881 by American educator Booker T. Washington.

W.C.T.U. - Women's Cristian Temperance Union

The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a huge organization with large numbers of members across the USA. The Union campaigned for the sale of alcohol to be made illegal, and persuaded people to give up drinking. A great many people must have been influenced by its activities. In the late 1800s, the campaign for women's suffrage was given a major boost when the WCTU decided to support their campaign, because they thought getting votes for women would be the best way to get Prohibition passed. The members of the WCTU were very active in their support for votes for women, and they made a significant difference to the women's suffrage cause.

Settlement House

The settlement movement was a reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community. Its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors. The "settlement houses" provided services such as daycare, education, and healthcare to improve the lives of the poor in these areas