HIST 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Upton Sinclair, Hull House, Investigative Journalism
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Investigative journalism: brought homelessness to the forefront, upton sinclair- the jungle. Local politics: samuel "golden rule" jones (1846-1904, welsh immigrant, a month as a farm hand, works hard and uses his education to rise to white collar status. Sold this company and made another money: made a lot of money from selling it, rockefeller bought the oil company. Jones company: ran his company by the golden rule. Social gospel: reform mayor of toledo, 70% of the vote, professional city managers and urban developers, election reform, 17th amendment- direct election of senators, direct primaries. Initiative- voters can instruct legislatures to consider a specific bill: referendum- citizens enact a law, recall- voters can remove a public official, regulating business, protecting worker, triangle shirtwaist factory fire. Subcontractors hiring: they hire workers, march 25,1911- fire breaks out. Foreman does not them taking breaks, so he locks the doors. Implications: progressive rallying cry, organization created to enforce rules.
