US History II: Muckrakers

Eugene V. Debs

- Wrote Labor & Freedom Wanted to Establish Socialism in the U.S., but got sentenced to 10 years in prison Disenfranchised for life. - Head of the American Railway Union and director of the Pullman strike; he was imprisoned along with his associates for ignoring a federal court injunction to stop striking. While in prison, he read Socialist literature and emerged as a Socialist leader in America.

Carrie Catt

- Wrote many books about Women's suffrage. - Spoke powerfully in favor of suffrage; wanted to secure Suffrage for Women in the U.S. - Became head of the National American Woman Suffrage, and an inspired speaker - Devised a detailed battle plan for fighting the war of suffrage.

Muckraker

A journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society

Ida Tarbell

A leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work, ¨A History of Standard Oil.¨

Progressivism

A political philosophy in support for or advocacy of social reform.

17th Amendment*

Direct election of senators

Jacob Riis

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen.

19th Amendment*

Gave women the right to vote (women's suffrage)

Upton Sinclair*

Muckraker who shocked the nation when he published ¨The Jungle,¨ a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago. He exposed unsanitary conditions in the food & drug industry.

Lincoln Steffens*

Muckraking author of ¨Shame of the Cities¨; exposed the corruption in urban government & American Cities.

Lewis Hine

Photographer who used his pictures to draw attention to social problems such as child labor and the poor living conditions of immigrants in New York City.

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

Jane Addams

Published Democracy & Social Ethics. Fought for Women's rights and successfully advocated for social reform.

W.E.B. DuBois*

Wrote, ¨The Souls of Black Folk.¨ He sought to use the law to get blacks equal rights. He also helped create the NAACP.