Progressive Presidents
This Progressive President formed a voluntary cavalry during the Spanish-American War.
Theodore Roosevelt
This reformer created the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Susan B. Anthony
Roosevelt promised the American people fair play and equal opportunities.
The Square Deal.
One of the earliest muckrakers was a Chicago reporter, who in 1881 wrote a series of articles for the Atlantic Monthly attacking the practices of the Standard Oil Company & the railroads.
Henry Demarest Lloyd
This Progressive President was the first Democrat in the White House since Andrew Johnson.
Woodrow Wilson
This reformer worked on the Supreme Court case Muller v. Oregon, which limited women's workday hours.
Florence Kelley
Proposed by Taft, ratified under Wilson, this law permits the Federal Government to collect income taxes on individuals.
The 16th Amendment.
A Muckraking book that uses photographs and accompanying descriptions to shed light on the poverty and squalor that developed within cities.
Jacob Rii's "How the Other Half Lives".
This Progressive President gained the reputation as a Trust-Buster.
Theodore Roosevelt.
This reformer succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the NWSA in 1900.
Carrie Chapman Catt.
Taft pushed this bill to protect the rights of injured railroad workers.
Workman's Compensation Bill.
This Muckraking book exposed the political corruption within the city governments & political machines.
Lincoln Steffen's "Shame of the Cities".
This Progressive President opposed restrictions on immigration, and met with African-American reform leaders, such as Booker T. Washington.
William Howard Taft
This reformer organized a march in Washington, D.C., the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration.
Alice Paul
Wilson lowered taxes by 25%.
The Underwood Tariff.
This Muckraking book drew President Roosevelt to the disgusting practices of the meatpacking industry and other food industries.
Upton Sinclair, "The Jungle".
This Progressive President became famous for delivering his 14-point plan after World War 1.
Woodrow Wilson
This reformer founded Hull House in Chicago, a progressive settlement house to help immigrants assimilate into society.
Jane Addams
Under Wilson, this act strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act, prohibiting certain unfair business practices.
The Clayton Antitrust Act.
This female Muckraker and prominent journalist was best known for her exposé on the Standard Oil Company .
Ida Tarbell