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Category Archives: Gilded Age & Progressive Era
Carl Sandburg – “Chicago” – Poetry Selection (1914)
In 1950, writer-poet Carl Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize collection Complete Poems. Sandburg helped define how Americans think of themselves and their history. The author of a laudatory biography of Abraham Lincoln, he nurtured the image of “Honest Abe” Lincoln. … Continue reading
Jacob Riis describes life in the Tenements (1890) Primary Source Documents with Reading Questions
Jacob Riis describes life in the Tenements (1890) Speaking of America: Volume II since 1865 by Laura A. Belmonte During the massive urban migration of the late nineteenth century, slums developed in virtually every major city. Although many cities instituted … Continue reading
Mark Twain – Votes for Women ( Suffrage speech) 1901
Word document: Votes for Women Speech by Mark Twain Votes for Women Speech by Mark Twain January 20th 1901 Ladies and Gentlemen – It is a small help that I can afford, but it is just such help that … Continue reading
Theodore Roosevelt ,”The Duties of American Citizenship,” January 26, 1883 (primary source speech)
Attached is a primary source speech by Theodore Roosevelt describing why and how Americans should participate in the political process. In addition, this selection includes reading questions. theodore roosevelt duties of american citizenship w reading questions
Jane Addams: Progressive Reformer (photostory)
This photostory provides a brief biographical description of Jane Addams, who became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for her care of the Urban immigrant and poor.
The Tammany Tiger Loose (Boss Tweed) political cartoon with analysis questions
tammany tiger political cartoon This attachment contains a political cartoon and analysis questions.
The Lion-Tamer, Roosevelt and Trusts (political cartoon with analysis questions)
Lion tame roosevelt trustbuster Attachment contains political cartoon with analysis questions.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911) primary source newspaper account with reading questions
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory The Triangle Shirtwaist fire ranks among the most tragic industrial accidents in U.S. history. When the blaze erupted on March 25, 1911, workers, mostly young immigrant women, found exits locked and fire escapes broken. Within thirty minutes, … Continue reading
W.E.B. DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk (1903) primary source document with reading questions
Dubois, The Souls of Black Folk This primary source document is an excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk written by W.E.B. Dubois. DuBois advocated Pan-Americanism, the belief that all people of African descent should band together against racism and … Continue reading
Eugene Debs defends political dissent – 1918 (primary source document with readings questions)
Eugene V Debs Defends Political Dissent This primary source document includes a statement delivered by former Socialist presidential candidate and labor reformer, Eugene Debs, on the right of political dissent in a democratic society. In addition, this selection includes reading questions.
