Industrialization and Progressive Era Links

Progressive Era Links

  • Gilded Age and Progressive Era Resources - The most comprehensive list of general links related to the progressive era available on the net. A must starting place for individuals studying this era. Supported by SHGAPE (Society for the Historical study of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era).
  • Child Labor in America - The History Place's examination of the photographs and commentary of Lewis Hine's work.
  • Westinghouse Works - Another in the long line of collections at American Memory this collection contains 21 films showcasing the company's operations during this time period.
  • Triangle Factory Fire - Sponsored by Cornell University, this site provides a comprehensive look at the history of the fire.
  • Ram's Horn - A collection of images related to the progressive era from a social gospel magazine published in Chicago around the turn of the twentieth century.
  • Cartoons of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era - Site maintained by the history department of Ohio State University offers a small collection of politcal cartoons related to this era.
  • How the Other Half Lives - Hypertext copy of the Jacob Riis study of tenement conditions in New York.
  • The Jungle - Upton Sinclair's landmark piece that motivate Teddy Roosevelt to enact consumer protection measures.
  • Anti-Saloon League - The Westerville Public library, home of the Anti-Saloon League musuem, created this site share the library's extensive collection of printed material about the temperance movement.
  • Radicalism Collection - Michigan State University published this collection of primary source material related to different eras of American radicalism. Or particular interest is the collection on birth control and the IWW.
  • Conservation Movement - Another in the long list of collections at the American Memory site sponsored by the Library of Congress. Excellent source of primary materials.

Women's Studies Links

  • Suffragist Oral History Project - A collection of interviews of leaders and participants in the women movement.
  • Women and Social Movements - A collection of primary documents related to women and social movements in the United States between 1830 and 1930.
  • Votes for Women Suffrage - From the American Memory Collection....enough said. A super collection of photographs of the drive for women's suffrage.
  • Failure is Impossible - An original play by Rosemary Knower originall produced for the National Archives commemoration of the 75th aniversary of the 19th Amendment. Part of the National Archives.
  • National Archives - NARA's page dedicated to primary source material, activities and links related to women's suffrage.

Please note that the number of links on this page is limited due to the fact that students in American Studies will be creating a webquest on these topics