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The Muckrakers were reporters and writers who lived during the Progressive Era (1890–1920) and published papers on corruption, and injustices. The main goal was to raise awareness in society and motivate people to make profound transformations.
It is possible that the most famous muckrakers were women due to the unprivileged conditions in which they have lived and the sensitivity they have developed due to this condition of oppression. In this regard, the work of Ida Wells stands out, who wrote about how the blacks of the south and even impoverished whites were deprived of their voting rights.
It may also be due to investigative and journalistic rigor showing social inequalities. An example is Ida Tarbell who after an intensive investigation process denounces the monopoly created by Rockefeller with the Standard Oil Company.
