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Lobbied for local alcohol bans, ant-alcohol educational programs
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The period from 1890-1920 when many believed a solution to social problems in the nation lay in a more active role by government.
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• First President: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Goal: get most states to pass woman’s suffrage Congress must pass an amendment -
Make cities safer, workers would be more efficient, help to Americanize immigrants
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Supreme Court ruled that separating the races in public accommodations did not violate the 14th amendment: "separate but equal"
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Established model housing codes for safety and sanitation
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- Collect evidence documenting child labor
- Hire photographer: Lewis Hines, to photograph child labor
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The book written by Upton Sinclair exposed the horrible conditions in the meat packing industry.
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This act authorized federal inspection of meat products.
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Regulated production of sale of food and medicines, prevented poisonous or spoiled products from being sold; formed food and drug administration (FDA)
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: W.E.B. DuBois
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• Direct election of senators
• Initiative: People can propose a law directly to other people w/o going through govt
• Referendum: voters approve or reject laws
• Recall (10 states): allow voters to remove bad public officials from office -
- led by Alice Paul • Despite some victories, the slow process led some women to choose more radical methods • Used mass protests, marches, hunger strikes
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• 39 states have full of partial women’s suffrage
o Congress passes amendment
o August 1920: Ratified
