University Place

Workers, Leisure and Social Control in the Paper Valley

Special | 34m 39s

Jillian Jacklin, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of History at UW-Madison, focuses on conflicts between industrialists and their workforces over leisure time activities in the Fox River Valley during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jacklin discusses the connection between the effort to eradicate immoral behavior and the rise of the Progressive Party in Wisconsin.

Aired: 08/29/17 | Rating: NR

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