The years 1890-1920 produced sweeping reforms and profound changes 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 what were early environmental and wilderness conservation initiatives, plus much more.

This era saw innovative ways of combatting social issues with the development of movements, such as the one that created Settlement Houses, which started in America on the Lower East Side – a neighborhood teaming with poor Jewish immigrants at that time.

Join us for a talk on Zoom by author Paul Kaplan whose book, New York in the Progressive Era: Social Reform and Cultural Upheaval from 1890-1920, will take you on a journey discussing these social movements, and how they affected life as we know it now. Covered in this presentation will be:

• How the Progressive Era came about in reaction to the Gilded Age

• Calls for Reforms (many by noted Jewish leaders)

• Women's Suffrage

• Early Environmental Conservation

• Worker Rights

• Transportation Expansion

• Jewish leaders and voices of this period

Paul will share archival photos, videos, poetry, and quotes from some of the people he will talk about.

Mr. Kaplan has published 6 books from History Press, Pelican, and Quill Driver Books, writing them under 3 series: #1 -Cultural Guides, #2 - Social History & Biographies and #3 - Business Technology Marketing.

He has given over 50 talks globally for venues including the clubs of Harvard, Yale, Nassau Club of Princeton, Union League, historic libraries and associations, schools, businesses, and private events. He has been featured on CBS Miami, PBS, New York Press, Amsterdam New York, Princeton Magazine and numerous radio shows including Writer’s Voice and America’s Dining and Travel.

Paul earned a BA in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale College and an MBA from Yale School of Management. He enjoys traveling, having visited 6 continents and all 50 US states. Kaplan has worked in Marketing for over 20 years focusing on content marketing/thought leadership, digital media and product strategy for publishing, financial and technology companies such as Reader’s Digest, Barnes & Noble, American Express, McGraw-Hill, and Broadridge Financial Solutions.

To buy this newly published book from Amazon, click: New York Progressive Era

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