Name_______________________Date_____           ah 13.2 class notes

Progressive Reforms

Reforms in Government

Cities:  Tom Johnson, Samuel Jones

Voting Reforms:  direct primary, initiative/referendum, recall, 17th Amendment

Women’s Suffrage

Consumer Protection:  Insurance reform, building codes, The Jungle, Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act

Protecting Workers:  Workers’ Compensation, Muller v. Oregon, Louis Brandeis, limited working hours for women

Protecting Children:  John Spargo, The Bitter Cry of the Children, Federal Children’s Bureau, State age limits

Varieties of Reform: 16th Amendment, Public Utilities, 18th Amendment, Health Clinics, Conservation, Schools






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