Discussion of the programs and reforms launched in the period of the Second New Deal that provided for social and economic legislation to benefit the mass of working people.

This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Roger Kett, leader of the rebellion against the Tudor government. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements,...

The BBC offers a thorough and detailed timeline of Romania. Broken into three segments: 1916-55, 1965-89 (Under Ceausescu), and 1990-2003 (Towards Reform). It continues with history up to 2007. An excellent resource for learning about...

This site is a narrative by a re-enactment group on how people lived in France in the 16th century. There are links to art and culture, music, women, family life, social classes, clothing, and entertainment.

Victor Berger was a Wisconsin Socialist elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and to Congress in the early twentieth century. Berger was a vocal opponent of World War I, which put him into disfavor with the government. Berger...

John R. Commons was known for his progressive views on social welfare and labor reform in the later 1800s. He is felt to be responsible for the beginning of Social Security in the United States.

This resource outlines the economic policies advocated by the Populists, including a demand for the unlimited coinage of silver.

Interresting site from the University of Groningen explaining the incredible impact of machines and technology on developing resources and improving agriculture.

This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Anne Askew, a Protestant heretic willing to die for her beliefs. Find out who she was, what she did, her...

This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Elizabeth Fry, humanitarian and penal reformer. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements,...

This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Harriet Martineau, author and social reformer. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and...

This page provides excerpts from the Populist party platform of 1892, including the preamble and the platform.

This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.

Agnes Scott College includes in its Biographies of Women Mathematicians this page on the life of Florence Nightingale. Most people do not realize that in addition to her work for nursing and hospital reform, Nightingale was also a...

A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. The property consists of six housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive...

(1836-1901) British novelist and social reformer who wrote The Children of Gideon, Conditions of Men and The People's Palace