Yesterday's blog apparently did not post. i refuse to retype it all.
however i will explain myself in a seperate blog for yesterday.
today, tho, thechnology does not seem to hate me. therefore, i will be able to do research.
a recap of how we divided our project yesterday:
protecting social welfare - prichard
promoting moral improvement -me
creating economic reform - ethan
fostering government and industry efficiency - shannon
shannon wrote down further break-ups....under my category fall regulating food and drugs, the amendments that apply to those regulations, and (my favorite)...Carrie Nation!
from the e-book....
reformers wanted people to improve their personal behavior in order to improve the morality of everyone as a whole. this specifically included prohibitionist acts. WCTU (Woman’s Christian Temperance Union) was founded by Francis Willard in 1874 - main goal was prohibition. group grew from small religious group to national organization - one of the largest women's groups in history. Pushed for prohibition to become a law.
Other goals of the WCTU - to simply help people. they started kindergartens, visited prisons, and worked for women's rights.
Anti-Saloon League wanted saloons to close- clashed with immigrants, whose customs involved alcohol. saloons also served meals and cashed checks- much more than simply selling alcohol.
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/Law.Food.and.Drug.Regulation
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - started the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), which now regulates how products are processed, how they are marketed, etc. decideds what is safe to be consumed by the general buyer. such as: weight and measurements of cheapened products, whether food/drugs will cause health problems. Sellers can't cheat on quality or labels (false advertising).
Also, the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 - tightened the regulations on meat production.
thats a good source up there, whoever put it together really knew what they were talking about. so moving on for now.
the four amendments of the progressive era:
| 16th (1913) | Granted Congress the power to tax income. |
| 17th (1913) | Provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators. |
| 18th (1919) | Prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol. |
| 19th (1920) | Provided women suffrage (voting). |
a convenient graph. i think only the 18th and 19th apply to mine though, mostly the 18th.
source for this is http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/ushisgov/themes/reform/progressive.htm, a convenient place full of simple info, nicely organized.
also form here, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle. in this book, he talked about bad working conditions and also touched on unsanitary production of meat. the latter part applies to my topic. Roosevelt read his book....
time to go.
Comments