Social Reform in the Progressive Era

Question 1 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026

What role did Frances Willard play in the Progressive movement?

Answer

She founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs.

She contributed to the passage of laws regulating tenement buildings.

She served as the president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

She created special colleges to educate teachers for the public school system.

Explanation

Frances Willard was a leading temperance activist during the Progressive Era and served as president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). The WCTU campaigned against alcohol and also supported broader social reforms. Therefore, the correct choice is “She served as the president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.”

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