Wilson’s New Freedom

332 CHAPTER9 Terms & NamesTerms & NamesMAIN IDEAMAIN IDEAW ilson s NewFreedom Carrie ChapmanCatt Clayton AntitrustAct Federal TradeCommission (FTC) Federal ReserveSystem NineteenthAmendmentWoodrow wilson establisheda strong reform agenda as aprogressive leader. The passage of the NineteenthAmendment during wilson sadministration granted womenthe right to IT MATTERS NOWWHY IT MATTERS NOWOn March 4, 1913, the day of Woodrow wilson s inauguration, 5,000woman suffragists marched through hostile crowds in Washington, Paul and Lucy Burns, the parade s organizers, were members of theNational American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).

Wilson lobbied hard in 1913 for the Underwood Act, which would substantially reduce tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War. He summoned Congress to a spe-cial session to plead his case, and established a precedent of delivering the State of the Union message in person. Businesses lobbied too, looking to block tariff reductions.

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