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Suffragists
 Alice Paul and many suffragists also took up many
of the social causes of that time.
 Prohibition was a direct outgrowth of women
activists’ involvement in many social reforms.
 The fight against alcohol consumption eventually
led to the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of liquor.
 Women reformers then achieved the ratification of
the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the
right to vote.
What have you learned about the
woman suffrage movement?
Background
 During the turn of the twentieth century, the
national parks system was expanded more
than at any other time in American history.
Discussion
 As the United States became an
industrialized nation, how did the
government address the rapid
exploitation of public lands and natural
resources?
 The government put many acres of public
land under federal protection.
Discussion
 How was the national parks system be an
example of the progressive philosophy?
 The parks reflected the progressive
philosophy of conservation, the idea that
these lands should be protected from
exploitation and managed by the
government in the public interest.
Discussion
 What impact do you think this law had
on later events in the United States?
 It may have led to support for worker and
consumer rights. The Pure Food and Drug
Act was passed in 1906. Later, the
Nineteenth Amendment gave women the
vote. In short, quality of life was improving.