Reform-minded women saw Tammany politicos as instruments for social welfare

Evidence

One of this handful of pro-Smith reformers, Moses was told by his acquaintances, was Belle Moskowitz. She was, they said, among the most enthusiastic of the group. She had, in fact, come to see in Smith the instrument through which her dreams for the poor people of New York City would become realities. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 404

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Tammany politicians could be the most effective vehicles for reform legislation — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 404; Social welfare legislation was adopted by Tammany as good politics — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 566; Machine politics collapsed in Greenwich Village as reform insurgents defeated Tammany’s last boss — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York…, 1868 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Social welfare legislation was adopted by Tammany as good politics #corroborates (0.90) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 566
• Machine politics collapsed in Greenwich Village as reform insurgents defeated Tammany’s last boss #complicates (0.80) — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 1868
• Direct exposure to factory conditions converted Tammany’s Smith into a genuine reformer #corroborates (0.75) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 541
• Reformers underestimated Al Smith by judging him through Tammany stereotypes. #qualifies (0.72) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 403