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Important People- Reformers and citizens, part II

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Margaret SangerAdvocate of educating women about birth control methods
Robert LaFolletteSenator and Governor of Wisconsin who supported reforms in government to lessen corruption(primary
Charles LindberghFlew nonstop over the Atlantic- great courage, spirit in the 1920s
Henry FordInvented the assembly line for the development of an inexpensive Model T car
Langston HughesAuthor of poems and books to reveal emotions of the African Americans- part of the Harlem Renaissance(1920s), pride in the black culture
Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice PaulPushed for women's suffrage, early 1900s, Paul- more radical in her approach-picketing the White House
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Advocate for civil disobedience, non-violent protest against segregation and discrimination, "I Have A Dream"
Malcom XBlack Muslim leader who wanted equality, but didn't promote integration with whites, more radical, violence should be met with violence
Rachel CarsonAuthor of Silent Spring- exposed the dangers of DDT pesticide on ecosystems and humans, it was outlawed
Betty FriedanEstablished the National Organization for Women(NOW) in the 60s, wrote THe Feminine Mystique telling women they can have a career and a family, they don't have to abandon a career,
Judge John MarshallChief Justice of the Supreme Court for 34 years in early 1800s, strengthened the power of the national government with his decisions, Marbury v. Madison case, judicial activism
Judge Earl WarrenChief Justice of the Supreme Court in the 1950s, 1960s- judicial activism- improved rights of accused and civil rights
Cesar ChavezHispanic American leader in the 1960s who called for a boycott of grapes by Americans to improve wages of migrant Mexican workersin California
Ralph NAderPresidential Candidate, but in the 1960s he wrote Unsafe at Any Speed about dangers of cars, encourage the placement of seat belts in cars



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