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Carrie Chapman Catt Elected NAWSA President
The NAWSA was a group that had the goal of getting most states to pass women's suffrage. NAWSA was first run by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but in 1900, Carrie Chapman Catt became the president of NAWSA. She changed the tactics of the suffragists, started mass meetings, started suffrage parades, and created propaganda. -
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The Progressive Era
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New York Tenement House Law
In 1901, the New York Tenement House Law made it so houses had to have a full bathroom for every 2 families, indoor plumbing, increased the minimum size and window requirements, and made the Tenement House Department perform inspections. -
Child Labor Committee
In 1904, reformers created the Child Labor Committee to collect evidence and information about Child Laborers. They hired photographer Lewis Hine to take pictures of the child laborers. -
Niagara Movement
In 1905, the Niagara Movement was founded by W.E.B. DuBois. It was a black civil rights organization. -
The Jungle
In 1906, the muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote a book on the horrible conditions in the meatpacking industry. This led to changes in the food industry. -
Meat Inspection Act
After Sinclair wrote "The Jungle," the Meat Inspection Act was passed. Meat sources were inspected before and after death and it placed sanitary standards at slaughterhouses and processing plants. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Another law that was passed after "The Jungle" is the Pure Food and Drug Act. It controlled or regulated the production of food and medicine, and also banned selling poisonous or spoiled food. -
NAACP
The NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was formed from the Niagara Movement. Its goals are to abolish segregation, establish equal justice, and to have equal education opportunities for everyone. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
In New York City in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory had a fire started in it because of a dropped cigarette. 146 people died because of the fire. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment was ratified on 1913. It says that the Senate will be made up of 2 Senators per state. -
Formation of the National Woman's Party
Alice Paul, a suffragist from New Jersey, formed the National Woman's Party in 1916. The group used mass protests, marches, and hunger strikes. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, the first child labor bill. Products from companies that employed children were banned from being sold. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol. However, it did not ban drinking alcohol, so it had a loophole. -
19th Amendment
In 39 states, women got the right to vote, fully or partially. The 19th Amendment says that any sex has the right to vote.
