The Progressive Era

Progressive Era

Period: Mar 30, 1890 to Mar 30, 1913

Cooper Square published

Mar 31, 1900

Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

Sep 14, 1901

The Industrial Workers of the World union formed

Jan 1, 1905

Radical group created in opposition to the American Federation of Labor. They supported industrial workers and wished to overthrow employers.

Excavation at Night published

Apr 28, 1908

Henry Ford introduces the Model T

Oct 1, 1908

The model T was considered the first affordable automobile. It was one step in the development of middle-class consumerism.

Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire

Mar 25, 1911

145 workers were killed in Manhattan's worst industrial accident.

World War I

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Bleecker Street Saturday Night published

Jan 1, 1918