progressive era

collocation in English

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progressive
adjective
uk
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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era
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪə.rə/us
/ˈer.ə/us
/ˈɪr.ə/
a period of time of which particular events or stages of development ...
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Changes in views toward childhood mental illness were intertwined withprogressiveerareforms surrounding women, children, and the weak and ill members of society.
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Donohue portrays theprogressiveeraas a time of transition between producerist and consumerist thought, and also as a moment when the political implications of consumerism began to emerge.
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Progressiveerasocial reforms spurred a new conceptualization of the child, which came to encompass child development as a distinct and important area of clinical and scientific inquiry.
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We have come through a veryprogressiveerain regard to the application of new mechanical and scientific processes.
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Theprogressiveerawas characterized by a resolve to emphasize the importance of dignity and independence in the modern industrialized world.
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These are unrelated movements, though they may seek to invoke the memory of this famousprogressiveeramovement.
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In office, he proposed a controversial and progressive state constitution and pressed for otherprogressiveerareforms.
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Theprogressiveerathinkers also wanted to look beyond legal definitions of equality to create a realistic concept of fairness.
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She was one of the leading muckrakers of theprogressiveera.
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The outrage against this practice caused many people to take an alternative method to the extreme, and thus set the stage for theprogressiveera.
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The heavyweight track selection contains wall-to-wall classics of theprogressiveera, their inclusion on this mix only cementing their claim for anthem status.
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This is one of several acts of protective legislation aimed at moral reform during theprogressiveera.
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Their first eponymous album was a hit in the scene, and the band would continue till the mid-1980s as one of the last bands of theprogressiveera.
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This time period is often viewed as one of the most progressive eras of feminist artwork.
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