Progressive Era: Muckrakers & Social Reforms

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What does a reform have to have in order to be Progressive?

1. Believe that people need to improve Society 2. Promoted change from the Government

Why were women able to lead Progressive Reforms?

1. women could not vote for change, so needed to make reforms another way. 2. Fit societal expectation of women: taking care of those, protecting society

Nelly Bly wrote ___________________

10 Days in a Mad House

Who was the leader of the NWP?

Alice Paul

16th Amendment

Created income tax

17th Amendment

Direct Election of Senators

Reformer who wanted to end child labor

Florence Kelly/ Lewis Hine

Reformer who wanted to uncover the monopoly railroads had on farmers

Frank Norris

What model do many progressive reforms use to make reforms?

Grassroots, state, then federal changes

Provide an example for how the temperance movement follows the Progressive Model for reform

Grassroots: Anti-Saloon League, WTCU States: Maine dry, changed state constitutions, limited liquor alcohol % Federal: 18th Amendment

Jacob Riis wrote ___________________

How the Other Half Lives

Reformer who wrote about the unfair business practices of J.D. Rockefeller

Ida Tarbell

Reformer who wrote about corruption in city politics

Lincoln Steffens

Reformer who wanted to uncover issues in mental institutions

Nelly Bly

18th Amendment

Prohibition

21st Amendment

Repeals the 18th Amendment

Who are the Progressive Presidents

Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Ida Tarbell wrote ___________________

The History of Standard Oil

Upton Sinclair wrote ___________________

The Jungle

What legislation was a project of The Jungle

The Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act

Frank Norris wrote ___________________

The Octopus

Lincoln Steffens wrote ___________________

The Shame of Cities

Define: Suffrage

The right to vote

How are muckrakers an example of a Progressive?

They believed that the public should help change the country, and reforms should come through the government

How is Hull House an example of reformers wanting to Americanize (culturally assimilate)?

They offered English classes, and other cultural activities to help them Americanize (music, book clubs, etc.)

What was the goal of a muckraker?

To uncover wrong doings in society and promote reform

Reformer who wanted to write about immigrant working conditions (in Chicago Meatpacking)

Upton Sinclair

The 19th Amendment

Woman's suffrage

When the Supreme Court ruled child labor unconstitutional, people opted for this type of reform

education

Temperance movement wanted to:

limit or end the drinking of alcohol in the U.S.


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