What did progressives hope to achieve with political reforms?

The Progressive Party hoped to accomplish several different reforms including:

1) Expansion of democratic rights- This means that the Progressives wanted to help women gain the right to vote in local, state, and national elections.

2) An efficient and well funded government- The Progressive Party heavily influenced the passage of the 16th amendment. This amendment calls for a federal income tax, allowing additional funds for the government to use for essential services.

3) Regulation of businesses- The Progressive party focused on breaking up trusts and monopolies in order to encourage competition in the market place.

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because the land run of 1889, although not without precedent in the history of the west, further, their men were aboard the first trains, ready to jump off and begin staking their claims. oklahoma city, edmond, and guthrie were all so affected.

the  equal rights amendment  (era) states: "equality  of  rights  under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex." congress first introduced the era in 1923, but the campaign for ratification took off in the 1960s during the  civil rightsmovement.