The Wisconsin Idea

The Wisconsin Idea
Title The Wisconsin Idea PDF eBook
Author Charles McCarthy
Publisher
Pages 374
Release 1912
Genre Wisconsin
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John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea

John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea
Title John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea PDF eBook
Author J. David Hoeveler
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Pages 0
Release 2017-09-12
Genre History
ISBN 9780299307844

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In the Progressive Era of American history, the state of Wisconsin gained national attention for its innovative economic and political reforms. Amidst this ferment, the "Wisconsin Idea" was popularized—the idea that a public university should improve the lives of people beyond the borders of its campus. During his term as governor (1901–1906), Robert La Follette routinely consulted with University of Wisconsin researchers to devise groundbreaking programs and legislation. Although the Wisconsin Idea is often attributed to a 1904 speech by Charles Van Hise, then president of the University of Wisconsin, David Hoeveler argues that it originated decades earlier, in the creative and fertile mind of John Bascom. A philosopher, theologian, and sociologist, Bascom (1827–1922) deeply influenced a generation of students at the University of Wisconsin, including La Follette and Van Hise. Hoeveler documents how Bascom drew concepts from German idealism, liberal Protestantism, and evolutionary theory, transforming them into advocacy for social and political reform. He was a champion of temperance, women's rights, and labor, all of which brought him controversy as president of the university from 1874 to 1887. In a way unmatched by any of his peers at other institutions, Bascom outlined a social gospel that called for an expanded role for state governments and universities as agencies of moral improvement. Hoeveler traces the intellectual history of the Wisconsin Idea from the nineteenth century to such influential Progressive Era thinkers as Richard T. Ely and John R. Commons, who believed university researchers should be a vital source of expertise for government and citizens.

The La Follettes and the Wisconsin Idea

The La Follettes and the Wisconsin Idea
Title The La Follettes and the Wisconsin Idea PDF eBook
Author Edward Newell Doan
Publisher
Pages 330
Release 1947
Genre United States
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Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit

Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit
Title Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit PDF eBook
Author David Paul Thelen
Publisher Univ of Wisconsin Press
Pages 228
Release 1985
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780299106447

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Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit is a closely argued, lively, and readable biography of the central figure in the American Progressive movement. Wisconsin's "Fighting Bob" La Follette embodied the heart of Progressive sentiment and principle. He was a powerful force in shaping national political events between the eras of Populism and the New Deal

La Follette's Autobiography

La Follette's Autobiography
Title La Follette's Autobiography PDF eBook
Author Robert Marion La Follette
Publisher
Pages 888
Release 1913
Genre Presidents
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The autobiography of Robert La Follette (1855-1925) traces the political life and accomplishments of this eminent Republican politician from his election as district attorney for Dane County, Wisconsin in 1880 to the presidential campaign of 1912, when his bid to dislodge President William Howard Taft was pushed aside by former president Theodore Roosevelt on the Progressive Party's national ticket. The book emphasizes tactics, strategies, and coalition-building as well as La Follette's assessments of various local and national public figures. We learn little about La Follette's childhood, education, legal training or family life, although he does pay tribute to his wife, a lawyer and civic reformer in her own right. La Follette served three terms in Congress (1885-1891); and after a decade of private law practice and grassroots activism, was elected Wisconsin's governor (1900-1904). From 1905 until his death, La Follette was a senator. He crusaded at state and national level against powerful, unregulated business interests--especially the railroads--which he felt exerted undue influence upon government. He also championed open primary elections, equitable taxation of corporations, and public management of public resources by highly qualified, non-partisan public servants. While many of these influential reforms were instituted at the state level during his governorship, his contribution in the Senate may have had less to do with his legislative record than with his ability to rally forces around well-articulated programs.

The Fall of Wisconsin

The Fall of Wisconsin
Title The Fall of Wisconsin PDF eBook
Author Dan Kaufman
Publisher National Geographic Books
Pages 0
Release 2019-07-09
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0393357252

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National bestseller "Masterful." —Jane Mayer, best-selling author of Dark Money The Fall of Wisconsin is a deeply reported, searing account of how the state’s progressive tradition was undone and Wisconsin itself turned into a laboratory for national conservatives bent on remaking the country. Neither sentimental nor despairing, the book tells the story of the systematic dismantling of laws protecting the environment, labor unions, voting rights, and public education through the remarkable battles of ordinary citizens fighting to reclaim Wisconsin’s progressive legacy.

The Wisconsin Blue Book

The Wisconsin Blue Book
Title The Wisconsin Blue Book PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Legislative Reference Bureau
Pages 1302
Release 1909
Genre Wisconsin
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