A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the American Abolitionist Movement.

Original text of the plan for the reconstruction of Indian communities, developed by the American Indian Movement (AIM.)

Social reform and teaching in the church which reflected social reform joined forces in latter part of the 19th century. Read about how an urban revivalist movement addressed such problems as poverty, child labor, and working conditions.

In Spanish, learn of this accomplished woman's endeavors to improve the lives of the poor and disadvantaged. Jane Addams famous "Hull House" was copied throughout the U.S. Pictures and other links as well. (In Spanish)

History professor Kevin Gaines explores the idea that educated blacks are responsible for the welfare of the majority of the race and how the uplift ideology undermined collective social advancement.

This is a small-group project utilizing web research, cooperation, creativity and hands-on production in order to fully understand the impact of social reformers of the 19th century. Students will be responsible for building a monument...

Read this brief portrait of progressive social reformer Jane Addams. Addams was an advocate of such causes as women's suffrage, child labor reform, and settlement houses.

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...

Article outlines the sweeping social, economic, and environmental reforms imposed by President Theodore Roosevelt during the early 20th Centruy Progressive Era.

This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the fundamental beliefs that shaped the abolitionist movement.

Such social reforms brought many women to a realization of their own unequal position in society. From colonial times, unmarried women had enjoyed many of the same legal rights as men, although custom required that they marry early. With...

Read about Lewis Tappan, "an abolitionist and devout Christian," and his participation with the Amistad trial. Providing detailed information and original documents, this is an excellent resource on Tappan and his efforts to expedite...

This article offers a detailed history of early 19th century westward migration and the social diversity of the pioneers moving west.

This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...

Features a comprehensive overview with detailed facts and information on the Second Great Awakening, a Christian revivalist movement that sparked social reform groups.

Provides a summary and interesting facts about Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom that attacked the Triple Wall of Privilege and passed social reforms.

An essay that looks at issues affecting Americans leading up to the Civil War. These included economic changes that led to new ideological, social, cultural, and political issues that further divided the nation along moral and regional...

This is a background on the social reformer Emiliano Zapata, a Mexican revolutionary fighting for the peasants and land reform. Includes a brief history, information on his beliefs and his accomplishments.

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography about the Grimke sisters, both Quakers and avid social reformers. They spoke out about women's rights and slavery.

Read this 1915 essay by Alice Stone Blackwell, who outlines the basic reasons women should be granted equal voting rights in the U.S.

Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the poetry of Emily Dickinson.