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Susan B. Anthony
was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement -
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Susan B. Anthony
her quote was "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires" -
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how long Jane Addams
one of there quotes were "The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life" -
andrew carnegie
Andrew carnegie gave $9.5 billion to charities and he was one of the richest man. One of his quotes was "as i grow older, i pay less attention to what men say, i just watch what they do" -
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how long Andrew carnegie lives
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Eugene V. Debs life spam
hes quotes was "While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free" -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, and naturalist -
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one of his quotes were "Do what you can, with what you have,where you are" -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States -
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William Jennings Bryan life spam
one of his quotes where "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved" -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was known for the "mother" of social work, she was the second woman to receive a peace prize. -
Homestead act
the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land -
Upton Sinclair
was an American writer who wrote nearly one hundred books and other works in several genres -
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he's quote was 'It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it" -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket affair was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act of 1887, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. -
Muckraker
"one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders," -
Pure Food and Drug Act
For preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act intended to establish a form of economic stability in the United States through the introduction of the Central Bank, which would be in charge of monetary policy -
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Amendments
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. It passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. It was proposed on June 4, 1919 and ratified on August 18, 1920. The 16th Amendment is an amendment that gives Congress the power to collect taxes. -
Eugene V. Debs
He entered politics as a Democratic City Clerk. he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his opposition to the United States’ involvement in World War I -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
