Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: William Howard Taft: Dollar Diplomacy
President Taft's 1912 comments on his foreign policy that substituted "dollars for bullets."
PBS
First Measured Century: The Children's Bureau
Read this informative essay to learn about early 1900's child welfare and what social reformers, including Julia Lathrop, did on behalf of children.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Passing the Torch
See how William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt's handpicked successor, qualifies as one of the progressive presidents, but infuriated progressives because of some of his policies.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Howard Taft: Domestic Affairs
Find out why William Howard Taft's domestic policies were not as progressive as those of his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress
Loc: Conservation Movement: Conservation Chronology 1908 1911
Scroll to the year 1910 to read about events surrounding the Ballinger-Pinchot disagreement and its effects on conservation policies.
PBS
First Measured Century: Julia Lathrop
See a photo of Lathrop and read about her achievements with the Children's Bureau in 1912 & 1914.