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The Progressive Era

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Well known for crusading against lynching Ida B. Wells
Believed African Americans had to become educated in order to be valuable members in the community Booker T. Washington
Founded the Hull House Jane Adams
Exposed the corruption and injustice within the Standard Oil Company which was later broken up for violating federal anti-trust laws Ida Tarbell
Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association Marcus Garvey
Wrote a document that called for women's rights (right to vote) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Led the fight for birth control reform Margaret Sanger
Demanded full political rights and responsibilities for African Americans as well as an end to racial discrimination at Niagara Falls W.E.B. DuBois
Able to influence a senator to propose the first woman suffrage amendment to the constitution Susan B. Anthony
Found that mentally ill people were still being treated as criminals in prison Dorthea Dix
Drew his power from the local neighborhoods that his political machines served William "Boss" Tweed
Political cartoonist that ridiculed "Boss" Tweed which resulted in his downfall Thomas Nast
They passed a law that taxed railroads on a more equal basis Robert M. LaFollette
Referred to as a trust-buster but only broke up a few laws President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Wrote about how the railroads dominated farms in a rich western valley Frank Norris
Exposed the unsanitary conditions in Chicago's slaughterhouses Upton Sinclair
Described shocking graft and corruption in city governments across the nation Lincoln Steffens
Source of this person's success was yellow journalism in a novel Joseph Pulitzer
Exposed the conditions of the slums through photo journalism in a novel Jacob Riis
The Federal Reserve Act was passed during his presidency in order to maintain the amount fo money in circulation President Woodrow Wilson
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