Progressive Era Vocabulary

To change from worse to better

A crowded apartment building that barely meets the lowest standards of living specialized to work in a particular area or to make a particular item.

a place where immigrants could receive free services and assistance like health care, education, and child care

A social reformer who helped the poor and founded Hull House.

Social reformers who worked for women's suffrage.

Social reformer who fought for the temperance movement.

Known as the Prohibition Law, made it illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol in the US.

This law allowed women to vote in federal elections.

People who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime.

Places where people drank alcholic beverages during Prohibition.