REPORTING OFFICER'S NARRATIVE (Brief narrative of the facts surrounding the offense and the arrest.) At 6:15 a.m., Dispatch received a 911 call regarding the discovery of a dead body at the Yoknapatawpha County Convention Center at 1710 Belk Boulevard.
Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-1132. Women in the Progressive Era achieved many important reforms. Perhaps their most concrete victory was the passage of the 19th Amendment, enfranchising women. Yet, reform women also began to redefine the role of the federal government in American society.
The Progressive Era spanned the years from 1890 to 1920 when the United States was experiencing rapid growth. Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe arrived in droves. Cities were overcrowded, and those living in poverty suffered greatly.