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The document associated with this section is a speech delivered in Mineral Point on July 4, 1897, by Robert M. La Follette, marking a major shift in the politician's career. At age 41, La Follette had already served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and more recently had established a successful law practice in Madison.
Robert La Follette was governor from 1901 to 1906, and U.S. Senator from 1906 to 1925. In that time, he developed a strong party platform for Wisconsin's Progressive Republicans and legislated important Progressive policies. The Wisconsin Idea. La Follete had an idea for a Progressive experiment called the Wisconsin Idea.
2 de abr. de 2024 · Progressive Era: Robert M. La Follette Papers (Module 42) Congressman, Governor, and United States Senator, Robert Marion La Follette is one of the crucial figures of the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. This collection documents his early career in the political reform movement from 1879 to 1910.
A wide variety of causes fell under the Progressive label. For example, Wisconsin’s Robert M. (“Fighting Bob”) La Follette, one of the most Progressive politicians of his day, fought hard to curb the power of special interests in politics and reform the democratic process at state and local levels.
Robert M. La Follette. Born June 14, 1855 (Primrose, Wisconsin) Died June 18, 1925 (Washington, D.C.) Politician Lawyer. Robert M. La Follette served in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years, and was a key figure in the Progressive Era (the period of the Industrial Revolution that spanned roughly from the 1890s to about 1920, in ...
1 de mar. de 2022 · Robert M. La Follette, La Follette's Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences (1913; Madison, 1968), 96. Albert O. Barton, La Follette's Winning of Wisconsin, 1894–1904 (Des Moines, 1922), 17; Belle Case La Follette and Fola La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, June 14, 1855–June 18, 1925 (New York, 1953), 129–31, vii ...
La Follette subsequently served as a popular U.S. senator from Wisconsin from 1906 through 1925, and ran for president on the Progressive Party ticket in 1924. Figure 21.2.2: An energetic speaker and tireless Progressive, Governor Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette turned the state of Wisconsin into a flagship for democratic reform.
