People in the united states had long been displeased with the unsafe conditions. The term muckraker was taken from the fictional character in john bunyans pilgrims progress, a man who was consigned to rake muck endlessly, never lifting his eyes from his drudgery. He was considered to be the father of the american cartoon. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols. There are approximately two hundred and fifty political cartoons that accompany the 150page story of authors stephen ross and sandy northrop. Muckrakers ida tarbell, upton sinclair, lincoln steffens. I, thomas nast, believe that promoting moral improvement is a key to improving the nation as a whole. Muckrakers exposing the corruption of early 20 th century america. It also explores the eras lasting impact on americas political and. Public interest in the writings of the muckrakers began to wane around 1910. Nast began the relationship between writers and readers, which is the foundation of muckraking. A leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work a history of standard oil.
Learn muckrakers american history with free interactive flashcards. Lincoln steffens 1902 launched a series of articles in mcclures popular magazine titled the shame of the cities which unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government. Have students conduct research for photographs using the prints and photographs reading room. Source for information on muckrakers and yellow journalism. Rapid industrialization robber barons city growth factories corruption slums sweatshops machine politics 3. Sinclair is arguably the best known of the socalled muckrakers, the forerunners of todays investigative journalists who in the early 1900s exposed.
Whether or not the present study can be called dignified, the reader must judge for himself. A story of california is a 1901 novel by frank norris and was the first part of an uncompleted trilogy, the epic of the wheat. The muckrakers investigated and exposed social, political, and economic corruption and problems through their publications. Tweeds tammany hall ring political machine tweed was convicted of embezzlement and died in prison jacob riis how the other half lives 1890 living conditions of urban poor. Books such as the jungle by upton sinclair and muckrakers,such as john spargo helped exploit the flaws in this system of government by exploiting working condition in chicago s meatpacking industry and advocating the importance for a nation reform document 5. They typically had large audiences in popular magazines. Ben is an awardwinning fine artist and illustrator as well as an information graphics expert. She was the most influential female muckraker and was.
Digital collections, available online, political cartoons. The muckrakers were a group of investigative reporters who did awardwinning stories that exposed corrupt business practices in the early 1900s. Choose from 500 different sets of muckrakers american history flashcards on quizlet. They may contain a caricature of a wellknown person or an allusion to a contemporary event or trend. Wiley, worked together within the federal government is not as wellknown as the role played by sinclairs the jungle, but it provides the needed historical and. The artist that drew this showed a big man with a giant mouth open with a child climbing up the giant ladder near his mouth. Their books, newspaper articles and photographs led to the formation of pressure groups sparking a series of reforms during the progressive era 1890 1920 in american history. Ben garrison is an artist living in big sky country. It describes the wheat industry in california, and the conflicts between wheat growers and a railway company. In his book how the other half lives, jacob riis focused attention on the living conditions of. Muckrakers and yellow journalismthe years following the american civil war were a time of industrial and technological expansion in the united states unlike any the world had seen previously. The muckrakers played a highly visible role during the progressive era. Rapid industrialization following the civil war led to many problems. Thomas nast, born september 27, 1840, landau, baden germanydied december 7, 1902, guayaquil, ecuador, american cartoonist, best known for his attack on the political machine of william m.
The statement has been made that the muckrakers and their work do not deserve dignified historical treatment. Publishing books and articles in magazines such as mcclures and cosmopolitan, journalists such as upton sinclair. The story of how two progressives, theodore roosevelt and harvey w. The predominate theme is the growth and development of the political. The progressive era was an era of reform and, by using our political cartoons, it becomes a fun and exciting moment of history to teach. Official site of the week magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the days breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons. These were the muckrakers, the men and women whose vivid exposes of political corruption, industrial brutality, corporate greed, and social injustice set in motion a surge of reform in the united states. Job creation and industrial development were unequivocally considered to be social goods. Muckraker work subject result thomas nast political cartoons political corruption. Many of his drawings captured what was going on during the. A muckraker who exposed corrupt political machines answers.
Early muckraker who exposed the political corruption in. Muckrakers within the progressive era timeline timetoast. That was because most americans were looking at problems like womens rights, workers rights, unsafe and unsanitary cities, obscenely rich millionaires with poorly paid servants, racial inequality, environmental destruction, and alcoholism, and were like, this is. Muckraker, any of a group of american writers identified with preworld war i reform and expose literature. Tweed in new york city in the 1870s nast arrived in new york as a boy of six. Tarbell, and lincoln steffens were considered muckrakers because they. Many images, particularly pre1920, are in the public domain, but others are protected by. Political cartoons and the classics historical society.
The muckrakers and the progressive era presents an authoritative account of the origins and progression of the progressive era and the journalists known as muckrakers. Russell on the beef trust, thomas lawson on amalgamated. Political cartoons 1895 thomas nast was a caricaturist and an editorial cartoonist. What special interest groups would agreedisagree with the cartoons message. Progressive era in us american history quiz quizizz. This cartoon has been created to show the issue with children being overworked and treated unfairly in the work place. Muckrakers were journalists of the progressive era late 19th early 20th century who wrote articles in major magazines exposing corruption in business, government, even the stock market. Nation, who was briefly married to an alcoholic in the 1860s, joined up with a growing movement of primarily female temperance activists who were enraged by the states uneven enforcement.
Analyzing political cartoons online activity cartoonists use a collection of tools to help them get their point across. The period from the last years of the gilded age in the 1890s and early 1900s to the late 1920s is called the progressive era. Knowledge and insight into progressive era history, political and social scandals is a must. He studied art at the national academy of design and at the age of 15 became a draftsman for frank leslies illustrated. At the beginning of the century, a band of crusading journalists and reformers sometimes radical, often courageous, always determined altered the course of american life. In the early 1900s magazine articles that attacked trustsincluding those of charles e. Arts and humanities us history rise to world power 18901945.
By examining the image and text elements of the cartoon, you can start to understand its deeper message and evaluate its effectiveness. Muckraker cartoon 1 of 4 i like your enthusiasm, booker, but ill let you know when theres muck to be raked. Through the span of my years and through my work i have tried my best to promote moral improvement. The modern term is investigative journalism or watchdog journalism. The muckrakers were reformminded journalists in the progressive era in the united states who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt. Muckrakers have helped to bring down politicians all the presidents men and huge corporations the history of the standard oil company, but they can also pay heavily for their work russian journalist anna politkovskaya was gunned down in 2006 for exposing vladimir putins strongarm tactics. Muckraker funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. All aspects of american life interested the muckrakers, the most famous of whom are lincoln steffens, ida tarbell, david graham phillips, ray stannard baker, samuel hopkins adams, and upton sinclair. Experience with drawing, computer applications, scanners, is a plus. Nation secured a place for herself in the history books when she ahandoned the wctus peaceful approach in favor of violent direct action. Muckrakers were investigative reporters and writers during the progressive era 18901920 who wrote about corruption and injustices in order to bring about changes in society. He began drawing political cartoons in 2009 to protest banker bailouts and an encroaching police state in america. Cartoon editor artistic individuals with the ability to show an issue from several points of view.
Political cartoons use imagery and text to comment on a contemporary social issue. The cartoonist is responsible for checking all cartoons. Students may identify a topic, develop a list of search terms, and explore the online database. Who were the muckrakers and what did they do enotes. The impact of the muckrakers scathing invective earned them an indelible nickname and helped kickstart the progressive era in the united states. List of books and articles about muckrakers online. Omnigraphics muckrakers and the progressive era, the. Drawn in 1805, the cartoon depicts french emperor napoleon bonaparte and british prime minister william pitt greedily carving a plum pudding shaped like the world in an amusing metaphor. Beginning in 1869, a political cartoonist, nast, began publishing a series of deogratory cartoons again boss tweed and his tammany hall. My cartoons illustrate the wrongs of slavery and everything morally wrong with it. Cartoon prints, american political cartoons and caricatures that cover a wide range of topics from prerevolutionary america through the presidency of chester a. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a.
Hailed by british cartoonist and writer martin rowson as the greatest political cartoon ever, james gillrays the plumbpudding in danger is typical of the georgianera caricaturists biting satire. As part of the historical society of pennsylvanias historic images, new technologies hint project, weve been researching over 500 political cartoons and have come across a number of cartoons that humorously reinterpret famous works of art and literature. These cartoons allowed the public to be exposed to the reality of tweed and his tammany hall. For many of the writers this is not their only book nor their most famous, but they are all tied in with the progressive era. The founding fathers and the rowdy beginnings of american journalism by eric burns. The jungle, muckrakers, and teddy roosevelt nehedsitement. Find a political cartoon related to the muckrakers. Print and write a paragraph analysis of this image. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Her work against the mother of all trusts was turned into a twovolume book, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. The derogatory sense of the term was due to muckraking journalists who were closely associated with yellow journalism that used lurid eyecatching headlines and sensationalism in order to drive up circulation.