Yesterday in Mr. K's class we learned about the progressive era. This era happened during the 1890s till the 1920s caused rapid growth and it also led to unemployment, deplorable working conditions and political corruption. There were many writers who influenced the thoughts of people and how to reform society. Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell were one of the greatest journalists in the progressive era. President Roosevelt named them the muckrakers. Muckrakers were authors who specialized in exposing corruption in business, government, and elsewhere. The government had a part in changing the city life also.They added such things as the social welfare programs to the municipal areas or city levels.
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