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First woman organization devoted to social reform with a program linking the religious and secular and reform strategies based on christianity
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A federal law that that addressed the problem of railroad monopolies by setting guidelines for how the railroads could do business.
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Created by the merging of two rival womens rights organizations. The goal was for them to push for the ratification of enough state suffrage amendments to force Congress to approve a federal amendment.
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Prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, requires the government to investigate and pursue trusts
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An early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis depicting living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. Served as a bases for future ¨muckraking¨ journalism.
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Leading organziation who sought to inlfuence prohibition in the early 20th century.
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Inspired black women to mount a nationwide antilynching crusade. Helped launch the black women's club movement, which culminated in the establishment of the National Association of Colored Women.
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Undersized but overbearing crusader who emerged as the most militant if the progressive republican leaders. Reached the Governor's chair in 1901
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Miners in eastern Pennsylvania on strike asking for higher wages, shorter work days, and the recognition of their union.
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President Roosevelt's domestic program, formed on three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources, contral of corporations, and consumer protection. Worked to balance competing interests to create a fair deal for labor and management, consumer and business, developer and conservationist. (Doesn't say the exact year he created it)
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Joined the Muckrakers; his magazine, McClure's, had an expanding middle class audience, employed the newest innovations in technology, and featured articles characterized by intensive research and graphic writing. Published ¨The Shame of the Cities¨ in 1904 and ¨The Struggle for Self-Government¨ in 1906.
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A cabinet department of the United States government, which was concerned with controlling the excess of big business.
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Ended the practice of railroad companies granting shipping rebatees to certain companies. in the end it was not effective.
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Case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, where the court ruled agaisnt stockholders of the great northern and northern pacific railroad companies, and to diminish northern securities company.
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Author of ¨History of the Standard Oil Company¨ and one of the leading ¨muckrakers¨.
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Philosopher who set forth the principles of ¨learning by doing¨ that formed the foundation of progressive education, with irs greater ¨permissiveness¨.
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Worked to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold; ensured that meat and meat products are slaughtered and and processed in sanitary conditions.
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Novel written by Upton Sinclair, portraying the harsh conditions and exploited lives of an immigrant family. Depicts working class poverty, lack of social support, harsh/unpleasant living and working conditions, and hopelessness among workers.
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Act that prevents the manufacture, sale, and transportation of adulterated, misbanded, poisonous, or deleterious drugs, foods, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein.
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Most infamous fire in American industrial history; the deaths were preventable- most victoms died of the factory doors being locked and safety features being locked. Resulted in a series of laws and regulations that better protect the safety of workers.
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Formed by Theodore Roosevelt after a split from the Republican party between him and William Howard Taft
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A persistent Socialist candidate, rolled up twice as many votes as he had the four years previous.
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Mission was for the protection of consumers and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices.
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The senate will be made up of two Senators from each state, picked by the people, they will serve a term of six years.
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Main purpose was to reduce levies on manufactured/semi-manufactured goods and to eliminate duties on most raw materials. Made legal after the ratification of the 16th amendment.
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Created the Federal Reserve system, the central banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue federal reserve notes.
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Knot of monopoly is cut further.It lengthened the list of business practices that were deemed objectionable, including price discrimination and interlocking directorates.
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Feminist who led the Birth-Control movement that openly championed the use of contraceptives.
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Prohibited the shipment or delivery for interstate or foreign trade produced by children under the age of fourteen in a factory, shop, or cannary, and children under 16 working in mines. The Act limited the hours that a child under 16 could work- 8 hours a day 6 days a week.
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This amendment prohibited the making, selling, and transporting of alcohol.
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Prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote based on their sex.
