Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - March 1911--one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, labor union - group of workers from the same industry or company, American Federation of Labor - formed in 1886 when a number of labor unions banded together, strike - when workers stop working until their company meets certain demands, Homestead Strike - strike of iron and steel workers in 1892, Pullman Strike - strike of railway workers in 1894, Progressive Movement - a move to look after the needs of poor and immigrant workers and to control big businesses, women's suffrage movement - fight for the right of women to vote and receive equal opportunities, 19th Amendment - passed in 1920 to stop any citizen from being denied the right to vote based on his/her gender, Temperance Movement - led by groups opposing the making and consumption of alcohol, 18th Amendment - passed in 1919 to prohibit the manufacture, sale or transport of alcoholic beverages, Susan B. Anthony - nation's leading advocate for women's rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton - fought for women's suffrage and to abolish slavery, Alice Paul - a leader in the campaign for the 19th Amendment, Lucy Burns - helped to found the National Women's Party and led hunger strikes for women's rights ,

Reforms to Industrialization

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