Mr. Wilson/ Mr. Hainisch’s Progressive Persuasive Speech Assignment
Here are some resources to find biographical information on your progressive reformer. Remember your speech should be from their perspective to convince your audience to action.
Books that are available in the library on specific people:
Jane Addams B Addams
John D. Rockefeller 920 CO
William Jennings Bryan 973.8 W57
Ida B. Wlls-Barnett B Wells
Eugene Debs B DEBS
John Muir B Muir
Theodore Roosevelt B Roosevelt
Susan B. Anthony B Anthony
Big Bill Haywood 331.88 A67
Upton Sinclair PB SIN “The Jungle”
F SIN “The Jungle”
W.E.B. Du Bois 920 STE
Booker T. Washington 301.45 H31
Books about the progressive movement:
America enters the world: a people’s history of the progressive movement 973.9 SMI
Spearheads for reform: the social settlements and the progressive movement 362.97 D27
The progressive presidents 353.03 BLU
The Progressive Years 309.173 P32
Also, Use ENCYCLOPEDIAS in the reference section. Ask Ms. Thomas for help.
Websites for researching the progressive movements and biographies:
Biography.com - Search thousands of popular figures past and present. This is a commercial site for the Biography television show.
Gallery of Achievers -The focus of this web site is on individuals who shaped the 20th century with their accomplishments.
This is a biographical site from Encyclopedia Britannica contains articles on hundreds of American women from 1600 to modern times. Also included are timelines, primary documents, classic Britannica articles, audio and video clips, links to other sites about women’s history, and a study guide.
Wikipedia – This is a volunteer-created encyclopedia. Type in “Progressive Era” or the name of your person. Or both.
Though I don’t normally recommend this site since anyone can add to it– it works great for commonly updated and well-known people such as those you are studying.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress
From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/rbannis1/Progs/Progsprim.html
Selected public domain resources for the progressive movement. Contains primary source documents featuring your person of study.
