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New York Sate Tenement Act
Lawence Veiller helped pass the tenement act that required new tenements be built around courtyards. They also need one bathroom for each apartment instead of one on each floor. These new tenements were better living conditions than the older ones. -
Tabell and Standard Oil
She was born in Western Pennsylvania in 1857. Her father was an oil producer. Things changed when John Rockefeller mad "Standard Oil". She wrote McClure's Magazine about standard oil and how it ruined small businesses in her. -
The IWW
The IWW standed for Industrial Workers of the World. There leader was William Haywood founded in 1905. They rasied wages for African Americans from $1.25 a day to 4 dollars a day. This would soon led to strikes in major cities. -
Rebuilding Chicago
Daniel Burnham was the leading architect to help redesign Chicago. This would be the first plan to rebuild a U.S city. He want to build a city hall that would be the center piece of his idea. Later other cities would follow such as D.C, Cleveland, and San Francisco. -
W.E.B Du Bois
He and a group of African American start the National Association for the Advancement of Color People. They want to stop racism of African Americans . They wanted social reform and equal right and the same pay as white people. -
ILGWU
In New York three different factories had people walk out on their jobs. Most of them were garment works. By November they had 20,000 to join their caused. They had a strike lasting through the winter. African American Women took their place. -
Society of American Indians.
50 middle class American Indians demanded the rights as much as white people. Dr. Carlos Montezuma criticize the Berea of Indians Affairs for not managing Indians reservations. They wanted to improve the health and living condtions of their people. They led the way to improve the life of American Indians. -
National Urban League
They fought for racial equality for African Americans. They wanted to improve jobs and housing conditions for African Americans. They help African Americans transition from the South to the North, but still were subjected to racism. -
The Traiangle Shirtwaist Fire
The fire started in NY Triangle Shirtwaist Company. There was only two stairways and the crowed work conditions made it impossible to escape the 8 story building. The manger locked the fire doors and this caused 60 workers to jumped. This caused changes in the work place. -
Cleaning Up the Cities
During the 1920's over 50% of people lived in rural areas. In the city they had trouble providing garbage pick up and safe housing. This ment unclean condtions with little law enforcement and firemen.
