Indians and African Americans were all but excluded, and except for the very important 19th Amendment, the Progressive movement did little to help women. Anti-Saloon League founded. Erdman Act outlaws yellow dog contracts for ICC companies. Emory Upton reorganizes the Armed Forces to correct problems uncovered by Spanish-America War. Creates Joint Staff, etc.
Muckrakers begin to arouse public opinion on social ills.
Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act passed. Manufacture, sale, transportation of adulterated, misbranded or harmful foods is illegal. Immunity of Witnesses Act protects whistle-blowers. Hepburn Act beefs up ICC control of Railroads, gives ICC broader jurisdiction, effective control over rates. Goes beyond railroads.