17 The Progressives respond Flashcards
activists
a person dedicated to the cause of reform and prepared to use political action toward that goal
Hull House
the first settlement house in Chicago, founded by Jane Addams
initiative
a lawmaking reform enabling citizens to propose and pass a law directly without the state legislature
National American Woman Suffrage Association
a group formed by leading suffragists in the late 1800s to organize the women’s suffrage movement
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
a group formed in 1909 to fight through the courts to end segregation and ensure that African American men could exercise voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment
National Child Labor Committee
a progressive organization formed in 1904 to promote laws restricting or banning child labor
progressives
a member of a social and political movement of the early 1900s committed to improving conditions in American life
recall
the process by which voters can remove an elected official before his or her term expires
referendum
a lawmaking reform that allows a law passed by a state legislature to be placed on the ballot for approval or rejection by the voters
Social Gospel
a religious movement of the late 1800s based on the idea that social reform and Christianity go hand in hand
Tuskegee Institute
a vocational college for African Americans in Alabama, founded by Booker T. Washington
workers’ compensation
the legal right of workers who are injured at work to receive some pay, even if their injuries prevent them from working
