1. B EFORE AND A FTER P ROGRESSIVE M OVEMENT Curing the ills of the American Society By Reporter Bradley Walker

2. U PTON S INCLAIR A MERICAN A UTHOR WHO INITIATED CHANGE IN THE M EAT P ACKING INDUSTRY - unsanitary conditions in slaughterhouses - No safety standards in the workplace - No government oversight - Meat inspected before it reaches consumer - Imported meat must meet requirements of Meat Inspection Act - All foods had to be labeled and accurate Before After Problem: Meat was made in unhealthy factories. Fix: Federal government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act of 1906 US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 2

3. J ACOB R IIS P HOTOGRAPHER / WRITER OF INHUMAN CONDITIONS - People were sad - Multiple families/individuals living in camped unsanitary space/rooms - People were sick very often - Living conditions improved - Sickness reduced - People started noticing the tenements more BeforeAfter Problem: Terrible living conditions for tenement Fix: Implementation of “Model Tenements” US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 3

4. I DA T ARBELL I NVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST - People could only buy standard oil from Rockefeller - Rockefeller made a lot of money - Rockefeller took advantage of people - Other companies began to sell standard oil - Rockefeller’s standard oil company was no longer a monopoly - Rockefeller didn’t make as much money. BeforeAfter Problem: Unfair monopoly business of standard oil. Fix: Standard Oil broken up by the US Supreme Court in 1911 US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 4

5. S AMUEL G OMPERS C HAMPION OF W ORKER P ROTECTION - People worked long and hard hours. - People worked for low wages. - People couldn’t support their families - People worked for shorter hours. - People earned more money - Happy and productive workers BeforeAfter Problem: Poor working conditions in factories Fix: American Federation of Labor – organized labor unions in the US US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 5

6. T HEODORE R OOSEVELT L EADER OF P ROGRESSIVISM - Mass corporate domination and corruption - Coercive monopoly - Uneven playing field - Bringing large corporations under the people - Market competitive conduct regulated - Violators subject to sanctions BeforeAfter Problem: Unfair Individual or enterprise control of a market. Fix: Anti-trust law(competition law) US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 6

7. S USAN B. A NTHONY D EFENDER OF H UMAN R IGHTS - Women had no say or influence in public affairs - Women were not allowed to divorce - Married women could not keep their wages - Women granted the right to vote - Married women allowed to keep their wages - Married women allowed to divorce on other grounds BeforeAfter Problem: Women do not have the right to vote. Fix : The 19 th Amendment was passed in 1920 granting women over 21 the right to vote. US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 7

8. T HOMAS N AST C ARTOONIST CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE - Boss Tweed took advantage of immigrants - Tweed gained control of the city’s government (New York) - Boss Tweed was in a high position of power - Nast cartoons exposed Tweed’s corruption - Nast cartoons of Boss Tweed used to identify Boss Tweed who fled the country - Boss Tweed was taken out of power BeforeAfter Problem: Illegal activities of Boss Tweed in New York City. Fix: Boss Tweed removed from Power US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 8

9. C ARRIE N ATION T EMPERANCE A DVOCATE - Increased death of young men - Alcohol consumption high - Consumption affected the physical and psychological health - Temperance Movement marked the ban of making whisky - Education on alcohol use - The 18 th Amendment passes BeforeAfter Problem: The sale and consumption of alcohol. Fix: The tempermence movement and the 18 th Amendment passage. US History- Honors Mrs. Zahora 9