After the death of President William McKinley in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn into office. Not only did the nation now have a new president, but with reform in mind, a new political and social ideology was being born known as progressivism. Roosevelt’s presidency would be like none other before. The glaring social, political, and economic issues of the day would be the force that drove this American president.

Roosevelt also looked to change the way the nation’s vast resources and diverse ecosystems could be conserved and protected for the future. He did so by creating an unprecedented number of national parks, reserves, monuments, and wildlife reserves. Roosevelt also developed a conservation policy that included the interests of the environment as well as the interests of industry.

Roosevelt’s determination to see positive change was also adopted by the American people. During this time frame workers, consumers, women, and children benefited from their own struggles for reform and change. Great emphasis was placed on reforming child labor laws and organizing women workers to protect their rights. Women were able to form unions such as the Women’s Trade Union League in 1903 and were able to organize strikes during times of unsuccessful negotiations. Women also brought the notion of reform to their cities where settlement houses such as Hull House and the Hudson Street Settlement were organized to help women and children assimilate into modern society. Women also organized at both state and national levels to campaign for the right to vote. They would find, however, that the state legislatures were where they would win their initial victories.

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