Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. First Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche’S Apprenticeship, 1886–1918
6. 1. Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886–1908 13
7. 2. Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908–1912 26
8. 3. Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912–1913 42
9. 4. Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913–1914 64
10. 5. “Part of It All One Must Become”: Progressive in Wartime, 1915–1918 79 79
11. Part II. First Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche’S New Departures, 1919–1932
12. 6. Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919–1927 97
13. 7. Migrating to a “Totally New Planet”: Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927–1928 110
14. 8. “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932 126
15. Part III. Second Burst of Progressive Reform: Height of Roche’S Renown, 1933–1948
16. 9. Working with the New Deal From Colorado, 1933–1934 143
17. 10. At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939 162
18. 11. Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935–1939 177
19. 12. Unmoored during Wartime, 1939–1945 193
20. 13. Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945–1948 211
21. Part IV. Second Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche Builds a Private Welfare System in the Coalfields, 1948–1963
22. 14. Creating “New Values, New Realities” in the Coalfields, 1948–1956 227
23. 15. Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners’ Welfare Fund, 1957–1963 247
24. Part V. Third Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche Reclaims the Full Progressive Agenda, 1960–1976
25. 16. Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960–1972 265
26. 17. Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment 289
27. Abbreviations 297
28. Notes 299
29. Select Primary Sources 375
30. Index 379