In this activity, you will create an encyclopedia entry (summary) describing a person or a topic from the Progressive Era. Choose from this list: Robert La Follette
Frances Willard
Jane Addams
Mary McLeod Bethune
Jacob Riis
Temperance Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
In the space provided below, write a summary of four to five complete sentences that clearly describes the topic you have selected. Analyze the issues that inspired the leader or movement you chose. In your analysis, be sure to describe what the problem was, why it was significant, and some of the ideas people had for dealing with that problem.

To conclude your entry, imagine you are a social reformer today and describe an issue that you would like to see changed. How would you affect society?