SOL USII.4 2 Upton Sinclair Progressive writer expose on meat packing industry in US The Jungle (1906) was an immediate success selling over 150,000 copies. 3 Florence Kelley Leader in area of work reform: Prohibit child labor Regulate sweatshops Limit hours of work for women 4 Mother Jones Irish immigrant who was inspired by her own personal convictions and tragedies. Organized unions in the mines of West Virginia and Colorado. 5 What was a muckraker? Muckraker is a name that was first given to American writers in the early 20th century who exposed corruption and scandals in business and politics. 6 Ida Tarbell Famous expos of the Standard Oil Company and its executive, John D. Rockefeller 7 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911 1146 workers died in an unsafe factory when a fire broke out. TThe doors were locked and many women jumped to their deaths. 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jim Crow After the end of Reconstruction, African Americans in the South lost their hard-won political rights. Jim Crow (segregation) became a fact of life in the South. 14 15 Lynching 16 17 Womans Suffrage 18 19 20 21 22 The Leaders. 23 Protest at White House 24