Question

(100 points) Score 1. Write a well-constructed outline on one muckraker using the information you collected during your website research. Keep the following points in mind as you write your outline: • Include important biographical information about the individual’s life. • Give specific examples of articles and books that were written by the individual. What businesses or government offices were targeted in the exposés? • What reforms or changes took place as a result of the individual’s writings? Answer:

Answer 1

A muckraker is a writer who targeted institutions and leaders accusing them of being corrupt. They emerged during the Progressive Era. Ida Wells is one of the muckraker. She wrote a series of articles exposing the corrupt acts of railroad and newspaper companies.