Monday, 4/28

Describe a time when you or someone you know purchased food that was of poor quality or unfit to eat. What did you do?

If this has never happened to you, what do you think you would do?

Also: Drop-off your last warm-up/closer sheet and the Political Reforms packet from break. Pick-up the one for this week!

Wednesday, 12/07 – 4th period only

• Open your notebook to Morality Notes from yesterday.

• We need to get caught up since we had a shortened class on Tuesday!

Progressive Reforms

CategoriesMoral, Economic, Political, Social

Specific Reforms (Social)1. Safer Food

2. Safer Medicines

Lesson Essential Question

How do social issues and activism lead to reform?

Vocabulary

ConservationismSuffrage

FDA/Meat Inspection ActTenementsLynching

Social Reforms

There are many – but they are some of the most fun to discuss!

SOCIAL REFORMS The idea that the government’s

powers get expanded, so it couldbecome more active in improving

the lives of its citizens (a.k.a. Social Welfare)

Social Reform #1

• Safer Food

Have you read “The Jungle”?

Yuck!

http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift1.jpg

http://acincinnatihistory.blogspot.com/2009/07/renascence-friday-city-built-on-bacon.html

http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Food/swift4.jpg

AFamous

Saying of The Times

Mary had a little lambAnd when she saw it sicken,

She sent it off to Packingtown

And now its labeled CHICKEN!

Let’s Read some excerpts from The Jungle

• Written by Upton Sinclair

• Talks about the horrors of the meat packing industry

• Informs public and gov’t. of problem

Original caption: Typical dressing room in an American meat-packing house. This industry first developed conveying-belt methods. http://www.corbisimages.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?q=%20"Food%20packaging%20plant“

Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift's Packing House: pickling and curing warehouse (contains 10,000 tons of hams)

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679969/resource/?sid=9603b786d829c8660213a0c2a7c126ed

Splitting backbones and final inspection - hogs ready for cooler, Swift & Co., Chicago http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004679461/resource/cph.3b03613/?sid=cb1cb501d5a51ad4a35b521de283279f

Unhairing machine at work

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/89709166/resource/?sid=323427912cf939363169c08101b4b608

Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift's Packing House: automatic scraping machine (capacity 1000 hogs per hour) http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679968/resource/?sid=eb7764f5e7b82d3d51f1f2121e5b76d9

Chicago - Meat Packing Industry - Swift & Co.'s Packing House: great soup kettles - capacity 350,000 lbs. each

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006679962/resource/?sid=eb7764f5e7b82d3d51f1f2121e5b76d9

Specific Detail of Issue Addressed

• Safer Food–Government Inspection

of Food Needed–Proper Labeling –Cleanliness of

Factories

Result:Result: Meat Inspection Act of Meat Inspection Act of 19061906

All animals were required to pass All animals were required to pass an inspection by the U.S. Food an inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to slaughter prior to slaughter

All carcasses were subject to a All carcasses were subject to a post-mortem inspection post-mortem inspection

Cleanliness standards were Cleanliness standards were established for slaughterhouses established for slaughterhouses and processing plants.and processing plants.

Postmortem inspection, 1906. Source: Library of Congress

http://www.lib.niu.edu/1999/iht639944.html

Check this out!

Closer – Mon., 4/28

In your opinion, do you think that Americans today are safe from the food and drug problems seen at the start of the 1900s? Please explain your position.

Tuesday, 4/29

• Look at the “Vin Vitae” advertisement and highlight key words/phrases or pictures that reflects – the culture of this time period, and– something unusual or different

compared to modern advertisements.• Explain what you highlighted for

today’s warm-up.

Social Reform #2

• Safer Medicines–Restrict Harmful

Drugs–Proper Labeling –Government

Approval of Future Drugs/Medicines

Patent MedicinesPatent Medicines

• Medicines did not require a prescription.

• Making exaggerated claims and were used for a variety of ailments.

• Contained dangerous ingredients.

Note ↑

...More Exaggerated Claims!

Cocaine was a common ingredient – even for children's medicines

Until 1903, a typical serving contained around 60mg of cocaine

“You'll be surprised how quickly it will ease the tired brain”

Morphine

Notice it's from the makers of Bayer Aspirin...

Result:Result: Pure Food and Drug Act of Pure Food and Drug Act of 19061906

1)1) Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration (FDA)(FDA) created and responsible created and responsible for testing all foods and drugs for testing all foods and drugs planned for human useplanned for human use

2)2) PrescriptionsPrescriptions required from required from licensedlicensed physicians for certain physicians for certain drugs drugs

3)3) Warning labelsWarning labels required on required on habit-forming drugs habit-forming drugs