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Women's activist group that pushed for temperance/prohibition
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The federal government had the power to regulate the railroads and required rates to be "just and reasonable."
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Authorized federal intervention in monopolies and trusts.
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Photojournalism work by Jacob Riis documenting the squalid conditions in city slums.
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Advocated for women's right to vote, eventually led to 19th amendment
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Black female journalist that campaigned against lynching
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A leading champion for prohibition, helped get 18th amendment passed
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Published "The School and Society" to defend schools with pragmatism
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Labor leader arrested in Pullman Strike, later a Socialist presedential candidate
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Exposed corruption in politicians with work "Tweed Days"
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Roosevelt's policy of relative compromise between corporations and workers
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Roosevelt attacked Northern Securities for being a monopoly, court backed roosevelt
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Roosevelt called both the strikers and the owners to the White House to mediate the dispute -- before then, President always sided with corporation.
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Department established by Roosevelt to handle economic affairs (domestic).
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Amended the ICA, imposed fines upon railroads that offered rebates and shippers that accepted them
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Pushed for direct primary elections
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Her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" exposed the unfair practices of the monopoly.
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Prohibited sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and ensured slaughter under sanitary conditions.
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Prohibited the manufacture or sale of "adulterated, misbranded, or poisonous" products.
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revealed both the plight of the worker and faults of the meat industry
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Factory fire led to legislation aimed to improve factory safety
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wanted social reforms and easier way to amend the constitution
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Direct election of senators.
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Established the Federal Reserve, which established a safer and more flexible monetary system.
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president (Wilson at the time) appointed a commision to investigate illegal or unethical business practices
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Established federal income tax.
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Clarified and strengthened Sherman Antitrust Act
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Feminist Sanger published "The Woman Rebel", a magazine aimed at radical feminists who supported birth control.
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Ended the distribution of products made with labor from children under a certain age.
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Prohibited manufacture and sale of alcohol.
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Gave women the right to vote
