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| (1857 - 1944) Investigative journalist; she wrote a report condemning the corrupt business practices of John D. Rockefeller in McClure's magazine. These article became the basis for her book, The History of the Standard Oil Company |
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| Muckraker and managing editor of McClure's magazine; he exposed government corruption in his 1904 book, The Shame of the Cities |
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| (1849 - 1914) Newspaper reporter, reformer, and photographer; his book, How the Other Half Live, shocked Americans with its description of slum conditions & led to tenement housing legislation in NY |
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| fire erupts in Triangle SHirtwaist Factory; 140 people dies - progressives were spurred to fight for a safe workplace |
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| (1867 - 1940) Founder of the Henry Street settlement house in New York City |
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| (1878 - 1968) Novelist whose 1906 book, THe Jungle, depicted the unsanitary conditions at a meatpacking plant. Public outcry from the book led to consumer protection laws |
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| group of reform movements of the late 1800's that focused on urban problems, the plight of workers, and corrupt political machines |
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| a term coined for journalists who "raked up" and exposed corruption and problems of society |
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- limiting child labor laws
-limiting worker's hours
-raising wages |
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