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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt | A Republican known as a "trust-buster," he championed Progressive reforms, conservation, and a strong "Big Stick" foreign policy |
| Ida Tarbell | A pioneering American investigative journalist and leading "muckraker" of the Progressive Era, best known for her 1904 expose, The History of the Standard Oil Company |
| Eugene Debs | A towering American labor leader, socialist activist, and five-time Socialist Party presidential candidate who championed workers' rights, industrial unionism, and economic justice |
| Jacob A. Riis | Wrote, How the Other Half Lives, which described the slums of New York. |
| Hiram Johnson | Governor of California, helped to break the grip of the Southern Pacific Railroad on California politics in 1910. |
| Florence Kelley | Took control of the National Consumers League in 1899 and mobilized female consumers to pressure for laws safeguarding women and children in the workplace. |
| Frances Willard | A pioneering American educator, suffragist, and women's rights advocate who transformed the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) |
| John Muir | Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and influential conservationist, often called the "Father of the National Parks," who passionately advocated for wilderness preservation |