Chapter 8 Flashcards
Political movement by farmers trying to get rid of government corruption
Populism
The idea that the world is in constant transition and change; influenced by the Darwinian Revolution
Progressivism
Who were progressives?
Anybody is, but mainly women
Why did women favor progressives?
Saw it as a way into politics
Term used by Teddy Roosevelt; writers and authors; whistleblowers who informed what was wrong with America
Muckrakers
Book used to expose the exploitation of American workers
The Jungle
Wrote about Rockefeller and business practices and how he forced oil businesses out of business; her dad had an oil company
Ida Tarbell
Wrote about social problems
Theodore Dreiser and Edith Wharton
Photo journalist for New York Evening Sun
Jacob Riis
What was the industrial workforce made up of?
Transient immigrants
What was average labor?
10 hours for $1.50
Who was targeted for workers union?
Women and children
Why were women targeted?
We’re payed half of what men were for the same hours, children payed half of what women were for same hours
Why was child labor bad?
No education for kiddies
Started national child labor committee; fixed women hours for 10 instead of 14
Florence Kelly
How many states were anti child labor by 1912?
39
How did anti child labor effect owners and parents?
Parents-mad Bc kids can’t work
Owners-happy Bc less wages to pay
How did owners get around anti-child labor laws?
They hid the kids in machine or hidden places
Called for there to be a minimum wage
Monsignor John Ryan
What year was there a national law for minimum wages?
1938
Clothing manufacturer consisting mainly of women
Triangle Shirt Waist Company
Why did reform occur?
Prosperity and self confidence ; also influenced by populism
Started 1st large Union
Samuel Gompers
AFL founded by Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
The ILGWU
International Ladies Garment Workers Union