USH Progresive Movement By Sabrina Rivera Nov 1, 1872 American women started to want to vote at the Seneca Falls Convention in NY Nov 5, 1872 Susan B. Anthony led a women group in Rochester, New York. She was arrested in the act of civil disobedience Jan 2, 1879 Henry George wrote Progress and poverty. Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Jan 1, 1920 Progressive Era Nov 7, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt announced he would not seek another term as President. Nov 8, 1906 Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, about how bad the meatpacking industry Nov 6, 1908 Taft ran on a republican playform of lower tariffs, a Progressive goal that Roosevelt had not addressed. Jul 12, 1909 The Sixteenth Amendment was ratified Mar 15, 1911 500 workers at Triangle Shirtwaist Company the fireproof 10 floor building set on fire.
