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I'm Katelin popp, and I'm Alyssa Rivera, and
today we're gonna talk about the progressive era. The progressive era, was full of reform,
kids had to work, families were torn. sent to factories, coal mines too, back in the
day, it could've happened to you. Meals weren't expensive, but we still couldn't get em. And
my little brother died cause no body fed em'. people were poor, they're was never enough.
Livin' in this era was really tough. 1 to the 8 to the 9 to the 0, let's talk about
the progressive heros. Of dirty secrets, they were takers, we now call them, the MUCKRAKERS!
One muckraker named Uptin Sinclair, wrote a book that gave america a scare. It was very
graphic and he called this book "The Jungle". It was nasty, and it made our stomachs rumble.
It exposed everything about packaged meats. Saying they were dirty like the city streets!
In the 1900's women spoke up, men thought they were stupid and that they wouldn't shut
up. Women stood up because they wanted their rights, regardless if they had to start many
fights. This caused women to vote,19th wear passed and they got the right to vote. They
stuck it out, all day, all night. Bein' a woman was a dreadful plight. Now let's talk
about important people, Now lets talk about important people. First comes Theodore Roosevelt,
He made amercan peoples hearts melt. This one cool chick Ida B. Wells, Helped black
kids hear school bells. Brooker told blacks to slow down, This gave the boys a giant frown.
'Cause all the blacks wanted rights NOW! ANd all the white people would Disalow.