Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

FAIN: ES-50583-14

Chicago Metro History Education Center (Chicago, IL 60610-3305)
Robert Douglas Johnston (Project Director: March 2014 to June 2016)
Rachel Allmen (Co Project Director: March 2016 to June 2016)

A four-week institute for thirty school teachers to explore new perspectives on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in the context of Chicago history.

The Chicago Metro History Education Center, in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University Chicago, proposes a four-week Summer Institute titled Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920. From July 5-31, 2015, thirty K-12 teachers will deepen their knowledge and understanding through readings, discussions, lectures, inquiries into primary sources, and exploration of humanities resources in Chicago. By considering multiple progressivisms, participants will examine the diverse, and sometimes competing, views that shaped the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.