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United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)

This 1906 work by Upton Sinclair pointed out the abuses of the meat packing industry. The book led to the passage of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act.

Social reformer who worked to improve the lives of the working class. In 1889 she founded Hull House in Chicago, the first private social welfare agency in the U.S., to assist the poor, combat juvenile delinquency and help immigrants learn to speak English.

Established by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 on Chicago's West Side. It was a dilapidated mansion that became the model for many settlement houses.

Limited rights of blacks. Literacy tests, grandfather clauses and poll taxes limited black voting rights

a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

muckraker who targeted the unfair practices of big business. Her articles about the standard oil company led to demands for tighter controls on trust.

one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

the first of a series of actions

the act of removing an official by petition

gave voters the right to accept or reject measures that the state legislature enhanced

an organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

Roosevelt added to National Park System protecting public land from exploitation/development. 1st national park was Yellowstone in Wyoming. Land was added to parks &new ones were created.

When Mckinley assassinated, he became president in 1901. Wanted progressivism. Trustbuster. Roughriders