- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I First Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche’s Apprenticeship, 1886–1918 -
Chapter 1 Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886–1908 -
Chapter 2 Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908–1912 -
Chapter 3 Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912–1913 -
Chapter 4 Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913–1914 -
Chapter 5 “Part of It All One Must Become”: Progressive in Wartime, 1915–1918 -
Part II First Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche’s New Departures, 1919–1932 -
Chapter 6 Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919–1927 -
Chapter 7 Migrating to a “Totally New Planet”: Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927–1928 -
Chapter 8 “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932 -
Part III Second Burst of Progressive Reform: Height of Roche’s Renown, 1933–1948 -
Chapter 9 Working with the New Deal from Colorado, 1933–1934 -
Chapter 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939 -
Chapter 11 Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935–1939 -
Chapter 12 Unmoored during Wartime, 1939–1945 -
Chapter 13 Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945–1948 -
Part IV Second Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche Builds a Private Welfare System in the Coalfields, 1948–1963 -
Chapter 14 Creating “New Values, New Realities” in the Coalfields, 1948–1956 -
Chapter 15 Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners’ Welfare Fund, 1957–1963 -
Part V Third Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche Reclaims the Full Progressive Agenda, 1960–1976 -
Chapter 16 Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960–1972 -
Chapter 17 Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment - Abbreviations
- Select Primary Sources
- Index
“Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932
“Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932
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- (p.126) Chapter 8 “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932
- Source:
- Relentless Reformer
- Author(s):
Robyn Muncy
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
This chapter details events in Josephine Roche's life from 1929 to 1932. As Roche and the miners at Rocky Mountain Fuel (RMF) implemented their “industrial Magna Carta,” they faced two major threats. One was the Great Depression. The other was the determination of Roche's competitors to drive her out of business because of her labor policy. When Roche took over RMF, the United States and most of the industrialized world were on the brink of the most profound economic downturn of the twentieth century. That global economic contraction made Roche's competitors the more eager to force her out of the coalfields and made it harder for her to maintain high labor standards. Remarkably, she held on, heralded by progressives as a “prophet of a new and wiser social order.” In the process, she established her place within an emerging political elite that would soon dominate national politics and government. Indeed, her work at RMF was one of many threads tying the Progressive Era to the New Deal.
Keywords: Josephine Roche, Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, Great Depression, labor policy, biography, economic downturn
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I First Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche’s Apprenticeship, 1886–1918 -
Chapter 1 Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886–1908 -
Chapter 2 Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908–1912 -
Chapter 3 Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912–1913 -
Chapter 4 Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913–1914 -
Chapter 5 “Part of It All One Must Become”: Progressive in Wartime, 1915–1918 -
Part II First Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche’s New Departures, 1919–1932 -
Chapter 6 Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919–1927 -
Chapter 7 Migrating to a “Totally New Planet”: Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927–1928 -
Chapter 8 “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932 -
Part III Second Burst of Progressive Reform: Height of Roche’s Renown, 1933–1948 -
Chapter 9 Working with the New Deal from Colorado, 1933–1934 -
Chapter 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939 -
Chapter 11 Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935–1939 -
Chapter 12 Unmoored during Wartime, 1939–1945 -
Chapter 13 Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945–1948 -
Part IV Second Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche Builds a Private Welfare System in the Coalfields, 1948–1963 -
Chapter 14 Creating “New Values, New Realities” in the Coalfields, 1948–1956 -
Chapter 15 Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners’ Welfare Fund, 1957–1963 -
Part V Third Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche Reclaims the Full Progressive Agenda, 1960–1976 -
Chapter 16 Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960–1972 -
Chapter 17 Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment - Abbreviations
- Select Primary Sources
- Index
