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Ida Tarbell
She is known for her role in the American industry as a lecturer, chronicler, and journalist. She is known for her book " The History of the Standard Oil Company" 1904. -
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The group advocate for labor laws, reform movements and suffrage movements. It was expansive in the 19th century, declined when the 18th amendment is established, but revived in the 20th century. -
Interstate Commerce Act
It is to regulate the monopoly practice in railroad. The first to be Federal regulated. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
It is to get rid of the monopoly practice in business corporation. It prohibits trusts. -
John Dewey
He is the father of pragmatism and functional psychology that cause a change in the education movement during the progressive era. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Two rival women organization established this association; National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. It was meant for women to win votes. -
How the Other Half Lives
It documented the living standards and conditions of slum areas of New York. It was meant to expose the higher class in New York, very much like muckraker exposes. -
Anti-Saloon League
It is an organization that prohibits manufacturing of liquor. Supported by Protestant evangelical churches. Lobbied the government to prohibit. -
Ida B. Wells
An activist against against sexism, racism, and violent acts. She is a journalist and brought hope to African Americans in the South through her work. -
Lincoln Steffens
Theodore Roosevelt named him a muckraker. Muckrakers advocate for reforms tried to attack the government and the leaders on exposes. He wrote "The Shame of the Cities" (1904) -
Robert La Follette
He was governor of Wisconsin and later became U.S. He supported the reform movement but failed to represent the Progressive Party as a presidential candidate in 1924. -
Anthracite Coal Strike
Miners in the eastern area of Pennsylvania. These Mine Workers of America revolted for higher wages and recognize their union -
Northern Securities Antitrust
President Theodore Roosevelt established this and he wanted to get rid of monopoly of a company that control the railroad system from Chicago to Pacific Northwest. it was later sent to the Supreme Court. -
The Jungle
A book written by Upton Sinclair that many consumers and federal laws took inspiration from to control the production of meat, food, alcohol, and drugs. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
It prohibited the manufacturing of poisonous food, drugs, or alcohol to regulate traffic. -
Meat Inspection Act
The act prohibited illegal or non sanitary manufacturing of meat. It encouraged legitimate and clean manufacturing of meat. -
Square Deal Policy
Theodore Roosevelt created a domestic policy with three main focuses: protecting consumers, control companies, and reserve resources. -
Elkins Act
It was an extension for Interstate Commerce Act and Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate rates of railroad as well as the telecommunication system. It also suggested rebates to shippers. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire in a sweatshop of New York that raised awareness of safer working conditions. It started form a cigarette in a sweatshop in Washington Square Park. -
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
Theodore Roosevelt was elected in this party. its sole purpose was to advocate for aggressive reform in politics and social aspect. -
17th Amendment
It allows the Progressive Era or political reform against the corruption in senator elections of some states. -
Underwood Tariff
To get rid of duties applied on natural resources, this tariff wanted to get rid of levied manufacturing goods. Also known as the Revenue Act of 1913. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
This government cabinet did not last long and it was meant to regulate big companies at the time. Its purpose was also to take care any policies international trade, growth in the economy, and new technology introduced. -
Federal Reserve Act
It serves as the central banking system that give the United States more freedom, stabilize money system, and make it more secured.It emphasized the operating and taking the financial system into account aspect. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
It was meant to support the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. Because of the growing businesses and business leaders taking control of the economy, it was meant to control pricing differences, inequality in businesses, and price fixation. -
Federal Trade Commission
It tried to steer away from any fraud businesses or unequal power between businesses. It let the consumers know if they fall into a fraud business and how to avoid it. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
President Woodrow Wilson and it prohibits the act of interstate commerce and product manufacturing. It was thought to decrease or get rid of child labor. -
18th Amendment
It was meant to prohibit the manufacturing of alcohol. Smuggling of alcohol increase along with illegal trade and manufacturing of alcohol. Liquor became popular due to the increase number of saloons as well as immigrants drinking in the city. -
19th Amendment
Officially declared that women have the right to vote. After the Constitutional Convention in 1787, men agreed that women should be protected but still inferior which women suffrage oppose to. -
Eugene V. Debs
Known for his part in organizing labor and presidential candidate of the Socialist party. He was imprisoned due to his remarks against the government. -
Margaret Sanger
She created the movement of birth control and advocate for women's rights movement. She founded the America Birth Control League which was part of the Birth Control Federation of America. It later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
