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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    But it also ended in the 20s.

    Okay, so you’re talking about the 1890s-1920s “Progressive” Era of Prohibition and Sufferage.

    Not the 1930s-70s New Deal / Great Society period of progressivism that was great for middle class white people and maybe a little less great for African Americans, East Asians, and American Natives who had to claw their way into a post-industrial standard of living against all the best efforts of the settlers.

    Again, I might suggest you look back at the history of the T.Roosevelt to Wilson administration and reconsider whether this is the benchmark for progress you’ve been sold on.

    • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      Okay, so you’re talking about the 1890s-1920s “Progressive” Era of Prohibition and Sufferage.

      Yeah, as that’s what that time period is called: “Progressive Era”.

      Not the 1930s-70s New Deal / Great Society period of progressivism

      No, I am not referring to the period following Prohibition Era and the Great Depression which was an intermediate (1920s-1930s) before New Deal.

      If you’re taking issue with the ‘Progressive Era’ being called ‘Progressive’ then sure. I get you then. It mostly just achived women’s suffrage as a meaningful milestone, as I said.