Progressive Era Study

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