Journalists who exposed social and economic evils; inspiring Reform Teddy Roosevelt gave them the nickname Lincoln Steffens: Shame of the Cities looked into the slums of Philadelphia Upton Sinclair: The Jungle examined deplorable conditions in The meat packing industry Jacob Riis: photographed the poor and child workers Ida Tarbell: exposed the corrupt business practices of Rockefeller and Standard Oil; inspired government to Challenge monopolies and trusts

National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples FOUNDER: W.E.B. Dubois MISSION: To fight against discrimination In society CURRENT STATUS: Still a leading Civil Rights Organization today

She was an activist who fought for women’s rights Won them the right to work 10 hours a day and 6 days a week Florence Kelley -- A Woman of Fierce Fidelity

This granted women suffrage FAMOUS WOMEN Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt

He believed blacks should be patient and work blue Collar jobs to gain Economic status He founded the Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama

Progressive nurse, she believed in birth control Believed that giving women Access to birth control gave them more power and independence Founder of the Planned Parenthood

Reforms to clean up political machines of the cities: City Manager and Commission Systems Places educated experts in charge of the city; made decisions based on planning and welfare of the people

Allowed the people to directly vote for and choose candidates in elections Took power away from the political parties and gave more power to people

Allows voters to remove certain elected officials from office if they are not performing adequately

Led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration Inspired by Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle

First African American to graduate from Harvard Found the NAACP Believed blacks deserved their equal rights immediately and they should get their rights through increased educational opportunities

Progressive governor of Wisconsin Took on the political machines Fought for state reforms for example: referendums, recall, and initiative

Allowed voter to directly introduce a law for other voters to decide upon If the introduced law is voted on then this process is called the referendum

Roosevelt’s domestic policy Busts Trusts and Monopolies Restores competition, conservationism And advocates for the rights of workers and common people

1902 settled the coal miners strike by sending it to arbitration Arbitration: a conflict to be decided by an independent party The first time government took the side of the workers in a labor dispute Made Roosevelt wildly popular

Allowed citizens of the U.S. to directly elect their own senators Gave more say in government to the common person

Industrialization and expansion were wreaking havoc on the environment Theodore Roosevelt and friends John Muir and Gifford Pinchot set aside huge tracts of wilderness for protection

Allowed the federal government to tax workers income It was passed as a way for government to raise money…thus providing more services to American citizens

He was the third progressive president Famous for his leadership during WWI and his moralistic leadership He passed the Underwood Tariff, Workman’s Compensation, and the Federal Reserve Act

Began in New Jersey Allowed workers payment if they suffer a job related injury Provides a safety net for workers and encourages owners to improve dangerous conditions

Lowered the tariff (tax on imports) to allow foreign companies to sell their products more easily in America With increased competition the trusts and monopolies were forced to lower their prices

This act strengthened the Sherman Anti-trust Act Made trusts illegal and allowed workers to strike and boycott as long as it was peaceful Goal: restore competition to economy

Prohibited the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol in America Starts the Prohibition Era!!! Showed that progressives were moralistic and often religious in nature

Law passed by congress in 1906 which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power to set maximum railroad rates

Agency established to regulate freight rates Established the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887

Conservative president eager to maintain the status quo (keep things the same) Alienates progressives

Leader of the Socialist Party of America 1901 Mission: Historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism and institute a classless society Wanted a society in which workers controlled both the government and the means of production

Divided the country into 12 districts each with a federal reserve bank All national banks were required to become members Stands as Woodrow Wilson’s greatest domestic achievement.

Located in Chicago Adams vowed to help the poor Lobbied for schools, public parks, and better garbage collection