Progressivism
Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of social reform. As a philosophy is based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to the improvement of the human condition. [see more on historical background in Wikipedia: Progresssivism].
Progressive Movement (United States)
Progressive Movement (California)
Progressivism (San Francisco)
References
Mowry, George E. The California Progressives (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951).