The progressives, as individuals, had distinct concepts from one another that all addressed the problems in the American society during Gilded Age. One progressive who bolstered fix some problems within business in the American Society was Ida Tarbell. Ida Tarbell was a muckraker, a person who exposes the corrupt position of business and public life. Tarbell wrote a book “ The History Of Standard Oil Co,” which publicized a company’s ferocious methods in excluding competitions. For instance, Ida exposed John Rockefeller who turned an oil business into a large monopoly. Also, Florence Kelley, another progressive pushed to boycott child labor. Children were forced to work instead of attending school to be educated. Florence Kelley helped organize
