Why Is The Progressive Era Important

The Progressive Era was a period that was critically important in American development. The Progressive Era started a movement that was a response to many problems that were caused by rapid immigration, industrialization, and urbanization. “Immigrants arrived in unprecedented numbers and from unfamiliar sources. Minorities already here, black or red, gained freedoms that were superficial and incomplete. Women struggled for, and gained, the right to vote” (Nugent 1). During the Progressive Era, every aspect of society was addressed by the progressive reform. The plight of the urban poor was confronted, women’s rights was addressed, work regulation was dealt with, corruption in the government was challenged and much more. The Progressive Era