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In 1857 in Western Pennsylvania, Ida Tar Bell was born to an Independent Oil company producer.
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In 1868 Du Bois was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He went to Sunday school with both white and black children. Not until he went into High School he realized many judged people by the clour of their skin.
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in 1876 Ida Tarbell entered Allegheny college in Crawford County Pennsylvania. The only woman in a class of 40. Graduating with hostile or indifferent women.
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Florence Kelley worked to get Illinois legislature to pass to prohibit child labor and to limit the numbuh of hours women could work per day.
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in 1900 Ida Tarbell was to investigate Standard Oil for McClure`s. She published 19 articles on the practices of Standard Oil Company. Which her readers hailed her as "the Terror of the Trusts."
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Theodore Dreiser Deplicted workers butalized by their employer overlords in Sister Carrie in 1900.
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In 1901 the New York State Tenement House Act passed a law that required all new tenants to built around open courtyards to allow in air and light.
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In 1904 Lincoln teffens documented the political corruption in an article The Shame of the Cities.
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In 1906 Roosevelt said that a man with a muckrake who "fixes his eyes...only on that which is vile and devasing" The image was deplicted to investigative journalists. Many of common folks priased the "Muckrake."
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In 1909 A woman by the name of Ella Flagg Young, became the first woman superintendent of schools in the Chicago area. She promoted public education by raising public school teachers salary.
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In 1909 Herbert Croly wrote The Promise Of American Life. Which the U.S Government should use the taxe income to promote the general walfare of the people.
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in 1901 Daniel Burnham a leading arcitect, planned to redesign Chicago. Which only some of his plans were succesfully planned and built.
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In 1910 there were over 10 Million Americans in the Middle class, which 40 years ago it was only 750,000. Which led to Progressivism in Rural areas.
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In 1910, 70% of industrail workers had to work 54 hours a week. As with 25% of one Pittsburgh steel mill lost its workers from death or injury 25% every year,
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in 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company erupted in flames. A cigerette was thrown in a waste basket...full of flammable material. The fire escape was locked to the bosses thinking the woman would steal fabric. with only two staircases. More that 140 workers have died
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IN 1912 Thedore Dreiser wrote The Financier book. Which as well deplicted the horrors of working people be butalzed by the lack of care of their employers.
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in 1919 the United States congress passed the 18th amendment that led to the making and distributation of alchol illegal
