Key Figures and Terms in Progressivism

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Progressives

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A group of reformers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who aimed to address social, political, and economic injustices.

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Muckrakers

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Journalists and writers who exposed corruption, social injustices, and abuses of power during the Progressive Era.

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Jacob Riis

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A muckraking journalist and photographer known for his work 'How the Other Half Lives,' which exposed the living conditions of the urban poor.

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Upton Sinclair

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Author of 'The Jungle,' a novel that exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to food safety reforms.

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Ida Tarbell

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A journalist and muckraker who exposed the monopolistic practices of Standard Oil Company in her work 'The History of the Standard Oil Company.'

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Thomas Nast

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A political cartoonist known for his work exposing corruption, particularly targeting political machines like Tammany Hall.

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Lincoln Steffens

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A muckraking journalist who exposed corruption in city governments through his book 'The Shame of the Cities.'

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Jane Addams

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A social reformer and activist who co-founded Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago, to support immigrants and the poor.

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Alice Paul

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A suffragist and women's rights activist who played a key role in the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.

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Carrie Nation

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A member of the temperance movement known for her radical tactics, including smashing saloons with a hatchet.