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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Lobbied for local alcohol bans, ant-alcohol educational programs -
The Progressive Era
The period from 1890-1920 when many believed a solution to social problems in the nation lay in a more active role by government. -
National American Women’s Suffrage Association
• First President: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Goal: get most states to pass woman’s suffrage Congress must pass an amendment -
Anti-Saloon League
Make cities safer, workers would be more efficient, help to Americanize immigrants -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Supreme Court ruled that separating the races in public accommodations did not violate the 14th amendment: "separate but equal" -
New York Tenement House Law
Established model housing codes for safety and sanitation -
National Child Labor Committee
- Collect evidence documenting child labor
- Hire photographer: Lewis Hines, to photograph child labor
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The Jungle
The book written by Upton Sinclair exposed the horrible conditions in the meat packing industry. -
Meat Inspection Act
This act authorized federal inspection of meat products. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Regulated production of sale of food and medicines, prevented poisonous or spoiled products from being sold; formed food and drug administration (FDA) -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: W.E.B. DuBois -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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17th Amendment
• Direct election of senators
• Initiative: People can propose a law directly to other people w/o going through govt
• Referendum: voters approve or reject laws
• Recall (10 states): allow voters to remove bad public officials from office -
National Women's Party
- led by Alice Paul • Despite some victories, the slow process led some women to choose more radical methods • Used mass protests, marches, hunger strikes
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19th Amendment
• 39 states have full of partial women’s suffrage
o Congress passes amendment
o August 1920: Ratified
