Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Overarching Thesis

Reformers and public figures promoted changing views/attitudes about health/fitness.

People started to have new expectations about the role of government in promoting higher standards for society.
People taking measures to protect themselves from new threats/modern issues.
Innovations in transportation allowed people to move around in new ways
All-encompassing wave of reform included a variety of strategies to attack problems of all kinds.
Innovations brought improvements and provoked new fears/anxieties, many of which turned out to be unfounded.

Thesis: Innovations of the Progressive Era had many beneficial and harmful factors towards progressing on. The  advantages of transportation, health advancements, and roles in society had also caused fears, issues to the future, and unsuccessful reforms. 

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