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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Female progressive group which rallied for prohibition, labor reform, suffrage, etc. -
Interstate Commerce Act
An act passed to try to regulate/prevent railway monopolies. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The first federal act to outlaw monopolistic business practices. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Major women's suffrage society created from a merge between the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. -
"How the Other Half Lives"
An early instance of photojournalism by Jacob Riis which showed the state of the slums of New York in the 1880s -
Ida B. Wells
An African-American journalist who lead an anti-lynching movement and was an early adopter of the civil rights movement -
Anti-Saloon League
A prohibitionist non-partisan organization which became a powerful force in politics during the progressive era. -
John Dewey
A founder of the philosophy of pragmatism, which focused on rational and matter-of-fact decision making -
Square Deal
Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policy plans, focusing on equal opportunity and coexistence of big business and labor unions. -
Robert La Follete
A leader of the progressive movement and the Progressive party's unsuccessful 1924 presidential campaign. -
Anthracite Coal Strike
First strike settled by federal government, earned workers 9-hour days and 10% pay increase -
Northern Securities Antitrust
A railroad trust which was promptly shut down by one of the earliest antitrust cases -
Elkins Act
An amendment to the Interstate Commerce act the power to end the practice of rebates by railway companies. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
Short-lived government cabinet meant to regulate big business. -
Ida Tarbell
Ida Tarbell, a leading muckraker who published the book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" -
Lincoln Steffens
Another progressive era muckraker, wrote a series of articles later published as "The Shame of Cities" -
"The Jungle"
A novel written by muckraker Upton Sinclair which exposed the horrific state of the meatpacking industry of the time. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
A series of consumer protection laws that focused on safe food and drug marketing / sale. -
Meat Inspection Act
An act put in place to improve food standards for meat, largely brought about by Upton Sinclaire's "The Jungle." -
Eugene V. Debs
Five-times presidential nominee of the American Socialist Party. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The deadliest industrial disaster in New York history brought about by sub-par factory standards -
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
A third party founded by Theodore Roosevelt to run against his Republican competitor, Taft. -
17th Amendment
Constitutional amendment which provided direct election for state senators as opposed to being appointed by legislatures. -
Federal Reserve Act
Created the federal reserve system -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
A law enacted to strengthen and redefine the Sherman trust act. -
Federal Trade Comission
A system established by Woodrow Wilson which prevents unfair business practices -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
A short lived law which aimed to prevent the interstate sale of products produced by child labor. -
Margaret Sanger
An American birth control activist and sex educator who opened the first birth control clinic. -
18th Amendment
Constitutional amendment which (unsuccessfully) outlawed alcohol -
19th Amendment
Granted nationwide women's suffrage
