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Susan B. Anthony
Was a suffragist, abolitionist, author and speaker who was the president of the National American Suffrage Associaton. -
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Andrew Camegie
Self-made steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest 19th century U.S. businessmen. -
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Eugene V. Debbs
Was a labor organizer and the Socialist Party's candidate for U.S. president five times between 1990 and 1920 -
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Clarence Darrow
A lawyer who worked as defense counsel in many dramatic criminal trails, He was also a public speaker, debater and writer. -
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Teddy Roosevelt
A New York governor who became the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt is remembered for his foregin policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation. -
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William Jennings Bryan
A liberal leader and magnetic orator who ran unsuccessfully three times for the U.S. presidency. -
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Jane Addams
Opened one of the first settlements in both the United States and North America, and the first in the city of Chicago: Hull House. The House provided services for the immigrant and poor population living in the Chicago area. -
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Ida B. Wells
An African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. -
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Upton Sinclair
An activist writer whose works often uncovered social injustices, such as in The Jungle and Boston. -
16th Amendment
Allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states. -
17th Amendment
To establish direct elections of the United States Senators by popular vote. -
18th amendments
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcohlic beverages. -
19th amendment
Guarantees all American women the right to vote. -
Immigration & the American Dream
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success.
