A Higher Public Spirit and a Better Social Order: The Civic Club of Allegheny County, 1895-1930

The Civic Club of Allegheny County was an organization created in the Progressive era that confronted urban issues that plagued early twentieth century Pittsburgh. Although the club's origins were part of a long tradition of women's reform groups, this organization was a mixed-gender organization, different than most cities in the United States. The membership and leadership of the organization shifted from the active, club female to the professional male. Professionalism appealed to the members of the Civic Club because it limited decision-making to those who possessed certain qualifications. This belief helped facilitate the shift, as professionals became important to both men and women in the Civic Club. A shift in reforms resulted in this change, from reforms that centered on children and environment to those that dealt with the infrastructure and the structure of government in the city.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Gallogly, Aaron Matthew

Contributors dc:contributor

• Elaine Parsons
• Perry Blatz

• Progressivism
• Urban History
• Urban Reform
• Women's History

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/564

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1580