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2. 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. 3 Florence Kelley  Leader in area of work reform: Prohibit child labor Regulate sweatshops Limit hours of work for women

4. 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. 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. 6 Ida Tarbell Famous exposé of the Standard Oil Company and its executive, John D. Rockefeller

7. 7 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911 1146 workers died in an unsafe factory when a fire broke out. TThe doors were locked and many women jumped to their deaths.

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13. 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. 15 Lynching

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17. 17 Woman’s Suffrage

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22. 22 The Leaders….

23. 23 Protest at White House…

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