1. Unit 7 progressivism People to Know (to help with free-response “specific factual information”)

2. The muckrakers

3. Journalists who began to direct public attention toward social, economic, and political injustices; theodore roosevelt accused one of “raking up muck” through his writings; first aimed at trusts and the railroads; ex. charles francis adams jr., ida tarbell, lincoln steffens; helped inspire americans to take action

4. Charles sheldon

5. Wrote in his steps (1898); spread the social gospel idea

6. Walter rauschenbusch

7. Protestant theologian; published a series of works on the possibilities for human salvation through Christian reform; opposed “darwinism” (survival of the fittest)

8. William graham sumner

9. Social darwinist; believed in “survival of the fittest”; people’s fortunes reflected their “fitness”

10. Jacob riis

11. Photographer that exposed living conditions in crowded immigrant neighborhoods

12. Jane addams

13. Social worker; opened hull house (settlement house for immigrants in chicago)

14. Thorstein veblen

15. Social scientist; proposed a new economic system in which power would reside in the hands of highly trained engineers

16. Lillian wald

17. reformer in the settlement house movement

18. Frances willard

19. Temperance movement; led the Women’s christian temperance union (wctu)

20. Anna howard shaw elizabeth cady stanton carrie chapman catt

21. Suffrage movement

22. Charlotte perkins gilman

23. Wrote women and economics (1898); argued against strict gender roles

24. Alice paul

25. Head of the national women’s party; proposed the equal rights amendment (ERA) to declare women legally equal to men – still has not passed (women could be drafted)

26. Tom johnson (cleveland) newton d
Tom johnson (cleveland) newton d. baker (cleveland) hazen pingree (detroit) samuel “golden rule” jones (toledo)

27. Reform mayors; tried to bring spirit of reform into city government

28. Robert m. la follette (wisconsin)

29. Very progressive governor; instated direct primaries, initiatives, referendums; regulated railroads and utilities; passed laws protecting workers

30. Samuel gompers

31. Leader of the american federation of labor (afl); believed workers should not rely on the government to help them

32. Charles francis murphy

33. Leader of ny’s tammany hall; fused boss rule and social reforms to improve working conditions and protect child laborers; supported by senator robert f. wager and assemblyman alfred e. smith

34. Hiram johnson (california) george norris (nebraska) william borah (idaho)

35. Western progressive leaders

36. w. e. b. du bois

37. Advocated that blacks should accept nothing less than a full university education; met at the niagara falls conference (founded the NAACP– remains intact today); openly opposed booker t. washington’s reform methods

38. Booker t. washington

39. Born into slavery; encouraged african americans to “put down your bucket where you are” and work for immediate self-improvement

40. Madison grant

41. Wrote the passing of a great race (1916); known as america’s most effective nativist (opposed to immigrants)

42. Eugene v. debs

43. Ran for president in 1912 as a socialist

44. “wobblies”

45. Industrial workers of the world (iww); led by william “big bill” haywood; advocated a single union for all workers

46. Louis d. brandeis

47. Progressive reformer; wrote other people’s money (1913) in which he supported decentralization of the us government