Progressive Era Politics Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Progressive Concerns
The Progressive Party platform, November 5th, 1912.
Populist Issues
By comparison, the Populist (National People's Party) Platform, July 4th, 1892.
New Nationalism
Teddy Roosevelt's speech on the "New Nationalism," August 31st, 1910.
Wilson Begins
Woodrow Wilson's first inaugural address, March 4th, 1913.
Wilson Continues
Woodrow Wilson's second inaugural address, March 5th, 1917.
The Conservation Movement Gains Momentum
An address from Mr. J.N. Teal, Chairman of the Oregon Conservation Commission, who spoke at the 1909 National Conservation Congress.
Women in the Workplace
The Muller v. Oregon Supreme Court opinion of 1908, which upheld a ten-hour work law for women in the state of Oregon.