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Women's Christian Temperance Movement
Women's activist group that pushed for temperance/prohibition -
Interstate Commerce Act
The federal government had the power to regulate the railroads and required rates to be "just and reasonable." -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Authorized federal intervention in monopolies and trusts. -
How The Other Half Lives
Photojournalism work by Jacob Riis documenting the squalid conditions in city slums. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Advocated for women's right to vote, eventually led to 19th amendment -
Ida B. Wells
Black female journalist that campaigned against lynching -
Anti-Saloon League
A leading champion for prohibition, helped get 18th amendment passed -
John Dewey
Published "The School and Society" to defend schools with pragmatism -
Eugene V. Debs
Labor leader arrested in Pullman Strike, later a Socialist presedential candidate -
Lincoln Steffens
Exposed corruption in politicians with work "Tweed Days" -
Square Deal
Roosevelt's policy of relative compromise between corporations and workers -
Northern Securities Antitrust
Roosevelt attacked Northern Securities for being a monopoly, court backed roosevelt -
Anthracite Coal Strike
Roosevelt called both the strikers and the owners to the White House to mediate the dispute -- before then, President always sided with corporation. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department established by Roosevelt to handle economic affairs (domestic). -
Elkins Acts
Amended the ICA, imposed fines upon railroads that offered rebates and shippers that accepted them -
Robert La Follette
Pushed for direct primary elections -
Ida Tarbell
Her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" exposed the unfair practices of the monopoly. -
Meat Inspection Act
Prohibited sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and ensured slaughter under sanitary conditions. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Prohibited the manufacture or sale of "adulterated, misbranded, or poisonous" products. -
Sinclair's "The Jungle"
revealed both the plight of the worker and faults of the meat industry -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Factory fire led to legislation aimed to improve factory safety -
Bull Moose Party
wanted social reforms and easier way to amend the constitution -
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators. -
Federal Reserve Act
Established the Federal Reserve, which established a safer and more flexible monetary system. -
Federal Trade Commission
president (Wilson at the time) appointed a commision to investigate illegal or unethical business practices -
Underwood Tariff
Established federal income tax. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Clarified and strengthened Sherman Antitrust Act -
Margaret Sanger
Feminist Sanger published "The Woman Rebel", a magazine aimed at radical feminists who supported birth control. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Ended the distribution of products made with labor from children under a certain age. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited manufacture and sale of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
