Artists and writers like Meridel Le Sueur, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and John Steinbeck captured the struggles of the working class during the Great Depression. What hardships in your life have been captured by writers,
musicians, and artists? What aspect of life do they try to capture in their message? (Maybe think about the current
economic, political and social climate and issues happening in 2020. How have different groups portrayed these
events?)

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?