Question

Progressive era reformers pushed for the passage of the 18th Amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol. (Unit 8 lesson 6 p. 5)Identify and explain at least two other reform movements of the era. Include the effects of the movements.(For example: Child Labor, Labor unions, Food processing, 19th Amendment. ) (Unit 8) Remember that your response must be a minimum of three sentences! in your own your words

Answer 1

1) Child labor reform — Progressives worked to end the widespread use of young children in factories, mines, and mills by investigating conditions, publicizing abuses, and pushing state laws that set minimum ages and limited working hours. The effect was fewer children in hazardous jobs, more children attending school, and the foundation for later federal protections against child labor.

2) Women’s suffrage — Reformers and activists campaigned for decades for the right to vote, using marches, petitions, and state-by-state organizing until the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. The result was that women gained a national voice in elections, which helped bring more attention to social reforms like education, labor laws, and public health.

3) Food and drug safety — After exposés like Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle revealed unsanitary conditions in meatpacking, reformers pressured Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act (1906). These laws required safer processing, federal inspections, and honest labeling, which improved public health and consumer confidence in food and medicines.