Muckraker

The progressive period, or progressive era, begun in 1890 but it was not until 1901 when President Theodore Roosevelt was elected president that the progressive era and its movements gained nationwide importance. Progressive is a term used to describe a series of responses to social and economic related issues. The progressive era also refers to the series of movements and reforms that occurred all over the United Stated within the first two decades of the twentieth century. The progressive era…

These were reporters who exposed the corruption of the government. The term was created by Theodore Roosevelt and had a somewhat negative connotation. Some famous Muckrakers were Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Jacob Riis. Upton Sinclair wrote a book called “The Jungle,” which exposed the mistreatment and horrible working conditions of workers in the meat-packing industry and the uncleanliness of the food. Lincoln…

Charles Dickens portrays Madame Defarge, Sydney Carton, and Charles Darney as morally ambiguous characters. Dickens’ background as a muckraker dissected into it to reveal the hidden story boiling underneath human nature. Muckrakers are incredibly objective, as was Dickens’ writing style. His past experiences gave him an insight of morally ambiguous characters to use in his novel. Madame Defarge can clearly be described as hasty, vengeful, whatever nasty adjective seen fit. However, if you…

were tensions between the ideals of social justice and the urge for social control, but because of these tensions many achievements can now be associated with this. The main groups during this period of time were the Muckrakers, Women Reformers, and African Americans. The Muckrakers were small groups of investigative reporters that wrote for the middle-class readers in a magazine called McClure’s. These journalists wrote about economic, social, and political evils that were affecting America.…

week. For many working class americans in the late nineteenth century this was a reality. As a result of the injustice placed on the working class new literary movements arose, including the muckrakers. The muckrakers sought to highlight the social issues plaguing the country. One of the most prominent muckrakers during this time was Theodore Dreiser. He is well known for his novel, Sister Carrie, which highlights the plight that many who moved to cities faced. He focused on how labor changed…

Activists like Muckraker, Jacob Riss and Jane Addams were significant to the social movement because they forced the awareness of the corruption in society. Muckraker rose the cognizance of manufacturers who adulterated or misbranded foods, drugs, medicines, and liquor to the public. Eventually, the awareness led to a Pure food and drug act…

historians call the Gilded Age. Though some might see that this was a time of growth and expansion for the United States, muckrakers point out the underbelly of the time and how most of the United States really lived like. A muckraker is a journalist who uncovers issues and corruption in society, bringing light to things that the public may not be aware of . Henry Demarest Lloyd was a muckraker during the time period of the Gilded Age.He argued that the glutinous monopolies, competition, and the…

Workers, Populist, and Progressives During the 19th Century workers were dissatisfied with the capitalist government, and the new industrial order. Industrialization, urbanization, and immigration were modifying the American society following reconstruction. From this discontent, sprouted two new ideologies which are the Populist and Progressives. Workers suffered terrible conditions, and it was difficult for them to be heard since there were more workers than jobs. Because of this, workers…

Both men experienced major achievements and failures during their presidency, but Theodore was more successful domestically than Franklin. Theodore’s main goal for domestic affairs when he entered office was to bust trusts and regulate corporations (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”). Theodore gained the nickname, the “trust-buster” (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”) by following his main goal. Theodore believed the government had the right to regulate big businesses to protect the welfare of…

Henry Demarest Lloyd, a Chicago muckraker, wrote in his book Wealth Against Commonwealth about his skepticism of the economy of the gilded age that tycoons such as Andrew Carnegie spoke of. Both Lloyd and Carnegie recognized that “the problem of [their] age is the proper administration of wealth” (52). Lloyd blamed monopolies for the disparity of wealth. However, in The Gospel of Wealth, Carnegie argues that the wealth disparity “is not to be deplored, but welcomed as highly beneficial” and…