Women's Bureau (1920)
Female activists agitated through two new federal agencies, which gave them a small national stage for social investigation and advocacy.
Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)
Another new federal agency in the Department of Labor along with the Women's Bureau.
Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)
Allowed a presidentially appointed Federal Trade Commission to investigate industries involved in interstate commerce, like the meat industry. They were intended to end unfair trade practices, unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling, adulteration, and bribery.
Federal Reserve Act (1913)
The Federal Reserve Board oversaw a nationwide system of 12 banks. It was empowered to issue Federal Reserve Notes, or paper money, backed by commercial paper, allowing the amount of money in circulation to be swiftly increased. It would carry the nation through the financial crises of WWI, allowing the Republic to progress toward the modern economic age.
Federal Farm Loan Act (1916)
Wilson, leading progressive reforms, made credit available to farmers at low interest rates.
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