History 2/14/11

Writer; original contributions to philosophy, education, and other subjects; believed educational theory and practice had to be changed if the nation's schools were to fulfill their role in changing a democratic society; wrote "My Pedagogic Creed"

Pastor of a Baptist church in New York's Hell's Kitchen; set out to apply the teachings of the Gospels to contemporary urban life; Social Gospelist/Christian socialist; wrote "The Church and the Social Movement"

Muckraker famous for his searing accountsof municipal corruption; wrote about how cities were really governed and epitomized the reform-minded journalism that was popular in the Progressive era; literary pieces were collected in "The Shame of the Cities" and he specifically wrote "Tweed Days in St. Louis"

Starter of the Hull House; settlement houses helped the poor and gave meaning to the lives of those who served in them; wrote "Twenty Years at Hull House"

Championed the cause of birth control in the US; she fought against Roosevelt, Comstock law and state laws; wrote "The Case for Birth Control"

Indiana state law allowing sterilization of confirmed criminals, idiots, rapists, and imbeciles

Politician on the side of reform and expert administration; became known as the Wisconsin Idea; involved in passing legislation for primary elections and railroad taxation