17.5

Wilson’s New Freedom

Business Reform1914: Clayton Anti-

Trust ActOutlawed certain biz

practicesStrikes are legal

1914: Federal Trade Commission ActPrez appointed team

looks into any biz that conducts interstate trade

Tariff & Tax Reform1913 – Wilson calls

Congress to session and demands a decrease in tariffs

Underwood TariffReduced the ratesPublic support for

reduction risesAdopts income tax to

defray lost $$ for gov’t

Bank ReformBanking is focused in

NYC & BostonNeed ways to get $$

and credit all over nation

1913: Federal Reserve Act

Could issue money in emergencies

US divided into 12 districts

12 Federal Reserve Districts

Young, college educated women join movementInfluenced by English women’s movement

Protests and heckle politiciansNational Movement (NAWSA) led by Carrie

Chapman CattWorking state by state

Alice Paul forms National Women’s PartyWorks for national amendmentPicket White HouseGo to jail; hunger strike

1919: Women support in WW I finally gains them the right to vote19th Amendment

Women’s Suffrage