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Ida Tarbell
Ida Tarbell was born in Western Pennsylvania in 1857. She wrote an insert for McCures that made it in that made her famous. She was against Standard oil Company and big business like it. -
McCures Magazine
Many popular magazines were out at this time, and McClures was not much different. After a while, the magazine got quite popular. WHen the magizine punblished "Tweed Days In st. Louis", A new age in journalism started. -
"Sister Carrie" and "The Financier"
In these books, and other ones also by Theodore Dreiser, He explained to the public the brutality of American businesses. HJe opened a whole world open to labor laws and law suits now that the public knew what was going on. -
IWW
The "Industrial Workers of the World" was founded in 1905. THe purpose of this Union was to oppose capitalism. The leader of the IWW was WIlliam Haywood, -
The promise of American Life
This book was written by Herbert Croly. In this book, Croly argued that it should used the oney that taxpayers pay to promote the idea of welfare to all of its citizens. He also opposed the governments support of businesses over american citizens. -
National Urban League
The National Urban League was founded in 1911 in hopes to for racial equality. THe group consisted mainly of Concerned African Americans and white reformers. This group fought for equal job rights and housing for African Americans. -
Triangle Shirtwaste fire
In a skyscraper, in New York city, a company that manufactured clothing, employed by mostly Jewish and Italian women, had a diseaster happen. A fire started in a waste can and the whole floor caught on fire. Over 140 workers had died by the time the fire was under control. This event sparked many fire regulations in building as well as the workplace. -
18th Amendment
In 1917, Congress proposed an amendment that would prohibiot the production or selling of achohol. This now sparked what was unofficially named "prohabition" Prohabition was very hard to enforece and was not popular for the public. It was eventually repealed in 1933. -
Prohibition
"Prohabition" started by the passing of the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment prohibited the selling or distriburting of any acoholic beverages. "Rum runners", "Moon shiners" and any other terms were started during Prohabition. Prohabition ended with the repealing of the 18th amendment. -
Muller v. Oregon
This case is about how an employer battled the 10 hour work day. Florence Kelley pushed to get this law into Oregon Legislature but this employer wanted to challlenge it. 2 reformers, (Kelley and Josephine Goldman) responded quickly to fight in this case.
