it was to protect the rights of the workers in factories so they have the right to protest, get compensated if they get injured working, etc.
To speak with one voice.
Lincoln Austin Steffens was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century and author of "The Shame of the Cities."
I believe William McKinley was president during the Populist Movement.
Lower prices for grain storage was a political goal for farmers in the 1800s.
Teaching of english was a common activity at Hull House in Chicago.
Private security was hired to protect strikebreakers during the 1892 Homestead strike.
Supported limits on working hours
Promoted laws against child labor
Government corruption was fought by progressives and muckrakers- apex