History 304
Exercise 8: Progressive Era Reform Discussion Board
Section 3/Module 8
Points: 25
Readings*Through Women’s Eyes: Ch. 8;*Women’s America (read ONE of the following essays):Glenda Gilmore, “Forging Interracial Links in the Jim Crow South”; Judy Yung, “Unbound Feet: From China to San Francisco’s Chinatown”;Annelise Orleck, “From the Russian Pale to Labor Organizing in New York City”; Kathryn Kish Sklar, “Florence Kelley and Women’s Activism in the Progressive Era”; Ellen Carol DuBois, “The Next Generation of Suffragists: Harriot Stanton Blatch and Grassroots Politics” (available in the 8th, but not 9th edition)Leila J. Rupp, “Sexuality and Politics in the Early Twentieth-Century International Women’s Movement” (available in the 9th, but not 8th edition)*Women’s America: Patricia A. Schechter, “Ida B. Wells and Southern Horrors (8th ed. title)/ “Documents: Ida B. Wells, Southern Horrors (with an introduction by Patricia A. Schechter” (9th ed. title); “Documents: Pauline Newman, “We fought and we bled and we died . . .” (8th ed. title)/“Documents: Pauline Newman, Life in the Garment District”(9th ed. title); “Crystal Eastman, Now We Can Begin.” Discussion QuestionsBased on your reading of one of the essays below, discuss how women in the Progressive Era tried to change their lives (and/or the lives of others). Were these women successful? Why or why not? What factors (class, race, ethnicity, education, etc.) influenced their views and activism? Does your essay choice demonstrate more conflict or coalition among Progressive women activists? Explain your answer. Include specific historical context, evidence, and citations. In addition to discussing the essay, you may draw from Through Women’s Eyes and/or the documents by Wells, Newman, and Eastman, but you should base your discussion primarily on one of the essays below. *Glenda Gilmore, “Forging Interracial Links in the Jim Crow South”; *Judy Yung, “Unbound Feet: From China to San Francisco’s Chinatown”;*Annelise Orleck, “From the Russian Pale to Labor Organizing in New York City”;*Kathryn Kish Sklar, “Florence Kelley and Women’s Activism in the Progressive Era”; *Ellen Carol DuBois, “The Next Generation of Suffragists: Harriot Stanton Blatch and Grassroots Politics” (available in the 8th, but not 9th edition)*Leila J. Rupp, “Sexuality and Politics in the Early Twentieth-Century International Women’s Movement” (available in the 9th, but not 8th edition) Discussion Forum CriteriaA passing grade on discussion forum exercises is dependent on meeting the following criteria: 1. Follow communication and netiquette guidelines (see “orientation and basic information” folder).2. Support claims with specific examples/evidence. Draw from all applicable assigned readings. 3. Provide proper documentation for examples/evidence.