Which economic reform occurred during the progressive era?
a) banning of child labor < < < < < < < <
b) restraining of workers' rights
c) the establishment of a federal minimum wage
d) banning workplace discrimination based on race

The correct answer is: "banning of child labor".

The Proggresive Era is a period of the US history that took place between the last decade of the 19th century and the 1920s decade. It was a moment of social activism and political reforms were triggered. The aim was to remove the problems that industrialization, urbanization and corruption. This was the generation of muckrackers, mostly journalists and writers who condemned those problems that affected US society.

Many women were activists too during this period. Apart from women rights, many women were mothers and performed the so-called maternal activitsm, that for example claimed for a good health system for mothers and children and that achieved important improvements such as the ban on child labor.

richard nixon led the investigation that resulted in alger hiss being convicted of prejury.