Thesis

Though the progressive era had many benefits to society, each reform bore negativity. With the Shirtwaist fire, the reform was successful, however the death was incomparable to any other similar event. The advent of White Castle revolutionized the food industry, however it brought with it terrible health deficits. The radio transformed communication, however without radio, WWI would be more localized and less costly. Finally the light bulb transformed the way that people lived. It expanded the way people worked and lived, but the price expanded the poverty gap and acted as a physical representation of the poverty gap.