19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote (suffrage)
Promote direct democracy
goal of state - level political reformers
initiative, referendum, recall
expansion of citizen's direct participation in the democratic process
Ida B. Wells
muckraker, editor of a newspaper, formed a suffrage club for African Americans fought to expose lynching in America.
Muckrakers and women's organizations
influential in getting the Pure Food and Drug Act passed
The Jungle
Book written by Upton Sinclair exposing the filth in meatpacking.
W.E. B. DuBois
one of the founders of the NAACP, felt African Americans were ready for full equality immediately and said 10% were ready to lead.
Booker T. Washington
established the Tuskegee Institute, born a slave, felt African-Americans should show their worth by working hard at the jobs they had.
National Parks created
purpose was to conserve scenery and natural wildlife for future generations.
Seneca Falls Resolution
this meeting was the beginning of the movement that led to the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
Women's Christian Temperance Union
fought to get the 18th amendment passed (prohibition of alcohol)
Jacob Riis
muckraker who used his photography to expose living conditions in tenements.
Theodore Roosevelt
known as a trust-buster, formed the Progressive Party to run for President, instrumental in getting land set aside for National Parks
Woodrow Wilson
President who saw the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments passed during his term of office.
William Taft
president hand picked by Theodore Roosevelt to follow him into office, saw more Progressive laws passed than Roosevelt