Author Talk: Paul Kaplan – New York in the Progressive Era: Cultural Upheaval and Social Reform 1890-1920
Virtual PresentationThe years 1890-1920 produced sweeping reforms and profound change in American life and especially in New York State. Reacting to the great inequalities from the Gilded Age, reformers pressed for laws for better housing, women's suffrage, personal income tax, labor protections, and far more. The era saw innovative ways of combatting social issues like the […]
