Progressive Era:

Where can I find overview information on the Progressives and the Progressive Era?

Progressive Party - Grolier Online provides this overview of the Progressive Party with links to other terms mentioned within the text.

Outline of Progressive Policies - This is a good source of general information about the Progressive reforms. The website is provided to you in outline form for general overview information.

Gilded Age and Progressive Era Resources - This website is an excellent source of links to other websites related to the Progressive Era. Find your focus area and choose from many suggested sites.

Cartoons of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era - Try this site (maintained by Ohio State) to view contemporary cartoons to get a feel for the issues of the time.

Where can I find documents related to the Progressive Era?

Labor Conflicts - This is a good site (maintained by Ohio State) to check the facts surrounding several infamous labor conflicts in the United States.

History of the Labor Movement in the United States - This is an excellent site to give you a quick overview of the Labor Movement.

William Jennings Bryan: "Cross of Gold" Speech - You will find the full text of this speech, just as the title indicates.

Ida M. Tarbell: "The History of the Standard Oil Company" - The complete text was converted to electronic format by Nalinda Sapukotana at the University of Rochester. You can read parts of the text by choosing any chapter or page range from the index provided.

Jacob A. Riis: "How the Other Half Lives" - Click on the "Contents" link to view the table of contents from the index page. As in the Tarbell link, you can read parts of the work or the entire text. Unlike the Tarbell link, this site is maintained by Yale.