Progressive Movement
aimed to restore economic oppurnities and correct injustices in American Life
Florence Kelley
an advocate for improving the lives of women and children. She was appointed chief inspector of the factories for Illinois
Prohibition
the banning of alcoholic beverage
Muckrackers
Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation magazines
Titic Management
studies to see just how quickly each task can be performed
Robert M. La Follette
led the way in requlating big business
Initiative
a bill organized by the people rather than the lawmakers on the ballot
Scientific Management
studies to see just how quickly each task could be performed
Referendum
a procedure by which a proposed legislature measure can be submitted to a vote of the people
Recall
a procedure for removing a public official form office by a vote of the people
Seventeenth (17) Amendment
an amendment to the US constitution adopted in 1913 that provides the election of US senators by the people rather than state legislatures
NAWC
The national Association for the advancement of colored women - a social service organization founded in 1896
Susan B Anthoney
a leading proponent of women's suffrage
Suffrage
the right to vote
NAWSA
the national American Women Suffrage Association an organization founded in 1890 to gain voting rights for women.
Upton Sinclair
Muckraking journalist who wrote about the human condition in the book "The Jungle
Theodore Rooselvt
President of 1900
Square Deal
President Theodore Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people
Meat Inspection Act
a law enacted in 1906, that established strict cleanliness requirements for meat packets and created a federal meat - inspection program
Pure Food and Drug Act
a law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated foods and drugs and to ensure truth in labeling
Conservation
the planned management of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good.
NAACP
the National Association for the Advancement of colored people
Gifford Pinchot
head of the U.S. forest service under president Rooselvelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt's secretary of war and president in 1908
Payne Aldrich Tariff
a compromise that only moderated high rates of the Aldrich Bill
Bull Moose Party
a name given to the Progressive party formed to support Theodore Roosevelt candidacy for presidency in 1912
Woodrow Wilson
reform governor of New Jersey who won presidency in 1912
Carrie Chapman Catt
the NAWSA's president
Clayton Antitrust Act
a law enacted in 1914, that made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and form organzations
Nineteenth (19) Amendment
Amendment Granting women the right to vote
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
a federal agency established in a 1914 to investigate and stop under unfair business practices.
Federal Reserve System
a national banking system established in 1913, that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country