Today in U.S History we are presenting our group project Chapter 9...
Worker Safety/conditions
*Reforming elections-- Secret ballot-- they could vote by themselves with no one finding out who they voted for.. 1899-- minnesota passed the Primary System.. Primary System led to the seventheenth amendment. In 1912 the amendment is for popular election of senators..
*Segregation
*Regulating food & drugs
*Conservation-- Put program to put trees in area where limber men tore down..
*Monopolies
*Taxation/Banking
*Aid Organizations-helping poor
*Muckrakers
*Efficiency in the workplace- Laws prohited children under 16 not to work more than 10 hours a day.. more laws dealing with children. in 1911 the legislatur helped education for kids by setting school attendance requirements. Women working laws-- 1908 Mueller vs. Oregon argued of a 10 hour work day. 1913-- prohibited women from working at all in hard conditions..
*Women social changes
*Reforming Government
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