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progressive reformers
american history
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History
11th Grade
10/15/2008

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lincoln steffens
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business and government corruption, wrote Shame of the Cities

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ida tarbell
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focused on business abuses, trustbusting reforms, wrote "History of Standard Oil"

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upton sinclair
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meat packing, The Jungle led to passing of the Meat Inspection Act
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Thomas Nast
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helped expose graft and political machines, aided in ending of Boss Tweed
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Jane Addams
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poverty, Women's Peace Party, Hullhouse, NAACP
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Florence Kelley
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labor reform, Illinois Factory Act which prohibited child labor and limited working hours for women
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Teddy Roosevelt (repub)
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destroy trusts, envrionment, Square Deal plan, conservation and regulatory laws
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john muir
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environmentalist writer, Yellowstone Park, complete preservation of lands
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william howard taft (repub)
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environemntal, trust, and labor issues, more land for conservation, more anti-trust suits, children's bureau, fought for 16th amend, fought for Mann-Elkins
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woodrow wilson
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focused on trust, business, trade, clayton antitrust act, federal trade commission, underwod act, 16th amendment, appoint supreme ct justices
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susan b. anthony
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abolitionist, NAWSA, suffrage movement, temperance movement, anti-slave society
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carrie chatman catt
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women's suffrage, NAWSA's president, The Winning Plan
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alice paul
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women's suffrage, congressional union (made after kicked out of NAWSA for being too radical)
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elizabeth cady stanton
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abolitionsist, organize Seneca Falls convention
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louis d. brandeis
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peoples attorney, first jewish supreme court justice, workplace reform, convinced court to uphold oregon law limiting women to 10 hr workday
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frederick winslow taylor
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industry, scientific management, improve efficiency
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hazen pingree
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mayor of detroit, economic reform, work relief for unemployed, no more corruption, better tax structure, public services
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tom johnson
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socialims, mayor of cleveland, no more corruption, public city meetings, public control of gas facilities
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sophia smith
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women's rights, founded smith college to have equal facilities for women's education
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robert la follette
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wisconsin governor, business regulation, state government, taxed railroad property at same rate as other business property, set up commission to regulate rates
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josephine ruffin

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african american women education, starts nurseries, kindergarten, reading rooms, starts NACW, deals with education
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frances willard
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prohibition, morals, WCTU, do everything plan
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gifford pinchot
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head of u.s. forest service, conservation, conserve land by putting under national control
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emmeline pankhurst
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british women's suffrage movement, NWSPV, inspire women to be more agressive
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william monroe trotter
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aa rights, editor of the guardian, fight for desegregation, NAACP, National Equal Rights League
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australian ballot
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secret ballot, no more voter intimidation
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direct primary
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citizens directly nominate senators, people had choice
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initiative
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people start bill, more active role in government
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referendum
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vote on initiative, more active role in government
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recall
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procedure for removing public official from office by vote of people, removed corruption
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16th amendment
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federal income tax, more $ for government

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17th amendment
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direct election of senators, more active role in government
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18th amendment
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prohibits alcohol (volstead act), violence, crime
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19th amendment
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women's suffrage, women have more power
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federal trade act

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regulate trade reforms from businesses and corporations, limit or reduce unfair business practices
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federal trade commission
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agency investigating unfair business practices, businesses charged with violation of federal trade act
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payne-aldrich tariff
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reduce tariffs on manufactured goods, cheaper goods but was weak and had little effect
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underwood act
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reduce tariffs, overall reduction by 25%
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national child labor committee
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protected child labor, limited # of hours children could work
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national association of colored women
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manage nurseries, kindergartens, reading rooms, allowed women the ability to work
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NAACP

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promote racial equality, limited effect because of lack of government support

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national american woman suffrage association
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founded to get voting rights, got vote, better working conditions, safer products
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congressional union
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federal control of banking system, control u.s. $ supply and availability of credit

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muller v. oregon
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poor working conditions for women, equality in workplace
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bunting v. oregon
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10 hr workday, shorter working hrs
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newlands act
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sell public land in west for irrigation, helped farmers
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elkins act
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illegal for railroad offices to give rebates, fair rates

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keating act
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prohibited transportation of goods produced with child labor across state lanes, cut down on child labor

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hepburn act
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limit free railroad passes, regulation of railroad bribery
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clayton antitrust act
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strengthen sherman antitrust act, prohibit corp from buying stock of another company, prosecute corrupt officers
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pure food and drug act
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halted sale of contaimanted foods and drugs, truth in labeling, businesses stop producing bad food items
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meat inspection act

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strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers, created federal meat inspection program, factories held accountable for products
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theodore roosevelt
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bull-moose party (progressive), federal gov responsible for welfare of people, labor reform, women's suffrage, opposed to bad monopolies, progressivism = new nationalism, stronger gov rule in economic affairs, government supervise big businesses
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woodrow wilson
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democratic, anti-trust legislation, new freedom plan, reduce tariffs, banking reform, supported market competition, against monopolies
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william h taft
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republican, conservation, stronger gov rule in economic affairs
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eugene v. debs
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socialist, end to capitalism and shift to socialism
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