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2 Upton Sinclair Progressive writer – expose on meat packing industry in US The Jungle (1906) was an immediate success selling over 150,000 copies.
3 Florence Kelley Leader in area of work reform: Prohibit child labor Regulate sweatshops Limit hours of work for women
4 Mother Jones Irish immigrant who was inspired by her own personal convictions and tragedies. Organized unions in the mines of West Virginia and Colorado.
5 What was a “muckraker”? Muckraker is a name that was first given to American writers in the early 20th century who exposed corruption and scandals in business and politics.
6 Ida Tarbell Famous exposé of the Standard Oil Company and its executive, John D. Rockefeller
7 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911 1146 workers died in an unsafe factory when a fire broke out. TThe doors were locked and many women jumped to their deaths.
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13 Jim Crow After the end of Reconstruction, African Americans in the South lost their hard-won political rights. Jim Crow (segregation) became a fact of life in the South.
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15 Lynching
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17 Woman’s Suffrage
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22 The Leaders….
23 Protest at White House…
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