Muckrakers

The progressive era was a period of social activism and political reform. Muckrakers are reform mined journalists who exposed misconduct. One  muckraker was Lincoln Steffens,  his area of focus was mostly government and political corruption, some of his major works are, "Pitsbug is hell with the lid off", "The shame of the cities", "The Traito State", "The Struggle of self-Government", and "Autobiograph of Lincoln Steffens".

Lincoln Steffens

Next is Jane Addams, she was the most prominent advocate for the settlement house movement. Some of her most famous works are, "Twenty Years at Hull House",  and "Democracy and Social Ethics". 

Jane Addams

Next is W. E. B Dubois his area of focus was civil rights. Some of his major works include "The Souls of Black Folks", "Black Reconstruction in America", "The Crisis"

W.E.B Dubois

Ray Stannard Baker is the next muckraker also known as David Grayson, he covered the Pullman strike, he wrote two autobiographies called "Native American"(1941), and "American Chronicle"(1945)

Ray Stannard Baker

Lastly is George Creel, he was the president of the United states committee on public information, some of his famous books include, "Quatrains of Christ", "Children in Bondage", and "Irelands fight for Freedom"

George Creel