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Ida tarbell
Ida was born in western Pennsylvania in 1857. Tarbell was the daughter of an independent oil producer. she was deeply angered when John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil began swallowing up independent oil companies. Later on Ida's father's company went bankrupt. -
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley worked tirelessly for this cause. She helped persuade the Illinois legislature in 1893 to prohibit child labor She also worked to limit the number of hours women could work. -
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union
Established in 1900 in New York City, It sought to unionize workers---mainly Jewish and Italian immigrant women--- employed in sewing shops. In 1909, workers at three different New York factories walked off their jobs. -
Woman's Christian Temperence Union and Anti-Saloon League
The WCTU led the crusade against alcohol. By 1902 Anti Saloon League had branches in 39 states with 200 paid staff members. Thousands of volunteer speakers, many of them Protestant ministers, spread the antisaloon message in the nation's churches. -
Industrial Workers of the world
Founded in Chicago in 1905. The IWW opposed capitalism. Referring to the Continental Congress that had declared U.S. independence, IWW leader William Big Bill Haywood made claims for the working class. -
Herbert Croly
Herbert wrote 'The promise of American Life". Herbert argued that the government should use its regulatory and taxation powers to promote the welfare of all its citizens. he opposed the government's support of the interests of business owners over other Americans.
