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Seneca Falls Woman's Convention
The created the Declaration of Sentiments to show men that women were supposed to be created equal in the first place. The leaders were Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton -
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Led by Francis Willard, it was a union that wanted the local alcoholic ban. They were inspired by the abuse and hardships women faced as a result of the drinks as well as religious morals. -
Hull House Creation
It was created in Chicago by Jane Addams and was the first settlement house. It opened doors for women and gave them safety and a path to a better life by giving them jobs and places to live. -
Anti-Saloon League
They wanted prohibition in order to make cities safer, make workers better, and help Americanize and change immigrants ways. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This court ruling made clear that the Supreme Court felt that segregation was ok in public places. As long at it was equal in their eyes, which was not really equal. -
New York Tenement House Law
This fixed the housing. It added restrictions for housing so that those living in these tenements would not be living in such terrible conditions. Regulations such as requiring a window, a full bathroom per two families, and plumbing indoor were just some of they many helpful regulations created with this law. -
National Child Labor Committee
This group gathered data and evidence to show to the world and open their eyes to the dangers and horrible conditions of child labor that surrounded them. -
Meat Inspection Act
Allowed inspection of meat to occur. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Stopped people from selling and making poisonous drugs, food, etc. -
The Jungle (Published)
The Jungle, a novel by Upton Sinclair was published. It worked to expose the meat packing industry for their conditions and eventually led to other advances in that industry -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Created by W.E.B. De Bois. They wanted to fix laws so that they could not have the ability to be gone around. Overall they wanted to give equal rights to African Americans. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
It was a fire that killed many of the companies workers. It impacted by showing people that change needed to be made and change was made. They changed the treatment of these workers greatly. -
National Woman's Party
Organized by Alice Paul, they used mass protests and other ways to pursue their want to get women's rights. This process was very slow and many others went their other ways because they did not agree with the ways they were protesting. -
18th Amendment
This amendment was voted for but was not made official until January 1920. It banned the making, selling and transportation of alcohol, but it never actually banned drinking itself. -
19th Amendment
After 39 states already allowed women to vote, Woodrow Wilson gave in and made this a law for all of the states to follow.
