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With this act the railroad system became the first industry under Federal regulation.
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Susan B. Anthony was the first president of the association and it played a pivitol role in the ratification of the 19th amendment.
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This was a series of photos for publishing to open the eyes of the middle and upper class to show what life was like in the slums.
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The act prohibits some activities that the federal government regulated.
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This organization was a leader of the lobby for prohibition.
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Wells lead an anti-lynching campaign in Washington, D.C.
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Steffens published a series of articles titled "The Shame of the Cities" that exposed the corruption of politicians by big businesses who seeked special treatment.
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The policy was implemented by President Theodore Roosevelt and it was protect the middle class.
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In 1902, coal minners in Pennsylvania went on strike asking for higher wages and shorter days. The minners also asked for their union to be recognized.
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The department was a part of the president's cabinet and it was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business.
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The act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates.
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Took down the monoplies that Great Northern and Pacific Northern railroad companies held.
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Ida Tarbell wrote a collective of investigative articles that helped to take down the monoply that was the Standard Oil Company.
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A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin that called for progressive reforms.
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THe book was writtwn by Upton Sinclair to expose the harsh and unsanitary conditions of the meat packaging industry.
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The act outlawed the manufactre, sale, or transportation of misbranded or poisonous product such as: food, drugs, liquor, and medicines.
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Protects against the sale of misbranded meat in public industries.
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A fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory and due to fire code violations (locked doors, etc.) nearly 150 workers were stuck and died.
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Senators were now voted for directly by the public instead of by other Senators from the state.
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Theodore Roosevelt formed and ran for president for a third term under this party. He wanted to fix everything Taft had done, which he had disapproved of.
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After the 16th amendment was ratified, this act reimposed the federal income tax and lowered basic tariff rates.
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Established a federal, central banking system that had the authority to issue the official U.S. currency (dollars).
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Promotes consumer protection and eliminates anticompetaiive business practices.
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The act was passed to clarify and add o the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
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Sanger opened the first U.S. family planning and birth control clinic. She would then be arrested many times and would go on to found the American Birth Control League.
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The act made it unlawful to sell in interstate commerce any product that came from a factory employing 14 year olds or younger.
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Debs made a speech urging people to resist the draft. He was later arrested and found quilty under the Espionage Act
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Declared the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal.
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He helped found the progressive New School for Social Research.
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The union's membership peaked during the 20's. It was the first mass organization of women calling for social reform.
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This amendment granted women the right to vote.
