We picked up on yesterday's discussion that most active Progressives in the late 1800's were women and reviewed reasons why, including that by the turn of the century, families tended to be smaller. and advances in technology, such as the vacuum cleaner, helped with housework and freed up more of women's time to create change. We then examined some of the reform movements that emerged, including Political Reform, Education Reform, Anti-Alcohol Reform, and Labor Reform. We discussed the changes that were affected by each of these movements, which aimed to remedy the social and economic problems from the earlier corrupt state legislatures and practices that were prevalent during the previous 'gilded age.'