Chapter 18 Test Flashcards
Oliver Kelley
founder of “Grange”
Mary Elizabeth Lease
politics woman, gifted speaker; said, “Farmers should raise less corn and more hell.”
William Jennings Bryan
gave a speech of bimetallism, “you shall not crucify mankind.”; democratic and populist candidate of Election of 1896.
Ida Tarbell
history of standard oil company of Rockefeller
Upton Sinclair
wrote “The Jungle” about horrible conditions of plants and food
Florence Kelley
Woman; reformer who wanted to give women the right to work as they please. Wanted to limit working hours for women.
Louis Brandeis
attorney to fight Kelley’s case. Argument: “why should women work less than men.”
Carrie Chapman Catt
New president of NAWSA
Alice Paul
Founder of NAWSA; against Catt says; NWP (NAtional Women’s Party) to organize rights for equal rights. Organized protests, strikes and so much more. -Movie about Alice Paul.
Lucy Burns
Founder of NAWSA; against Catt says; NWP (NAtional Women’s Party) to organize rights for equal rights. Organized protests, strikes and so much more.
Frances Willard
head of WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Unit, organization to prohibit alcohol)
Carrie Nation
member of WCTU; radical; went down to a saloon with an ax and smashed all the liquor, chopped up the bar; got arrested and her husband bailed her out; husband left her after; found new husband and left state and became a Traveling Ax Wilder and went around chopping bars.
Gifford Pinchot
one of the first to attend college for advocating the conservation of the nation’s reserves
Harvey W. Wiley
scientist working for the government who urged the passing of the meat inspection act
Inflation
cost of money decreases, so cost of products increases.
Graduated income tax
wealthy pay a higher percentage of tax than those who do not make as much.
Utilities
companies that provide public service.
Bimetallism
belief money should be banked by both Gold and Silver.
Muckrakers
person who cleaned out horse shit; Roosevelt called them (the investigative journalists) this because they brought out the shit of the Government.
Primary
a preliminary election to appoint delegates
Right to contract
the right of a person to work as they please with as much time as they would like; right to negotiate times to work between employer and person
Suffragettes
women who sought the right to vote.
Conservation
preservation of natural resources
Sustainable development
economic exploitation