Populist movement (late 19th century)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:activePeriod late 19th century
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:People's_Party_movement
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved early 20th century
gptkbp:goal direct election of Senators
free silver
graduated income tax
postal savings banks
shorter workweek
initiative and referendum
regulation of railroads
monetary reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Populist movement (late 19th century)
gptkbp:ideology agrarianism
populism
anti-elitism
gptkbp:influenced Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:legacy influenced New Deal policies
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1892_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:Omaha_Platform
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:James_B._Weaver
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Lease
gptkb:Thomas_E._Watson
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Republican_Party
business interests
Democratic Party (at the time)
gptkbp:party gptkb:People's_Party
gptkbp:supports farmers
laborers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Party_(historical,_19th_century)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7