"Robber Barons" and Inventors

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  1. 3. 1st name Mark, he named the "Gilded Age" to highlight wealthy lifestyles and contrasting social problems of the time
  2. 4. President of the American Federation of Labor to help organize workers
  3. 5. nicknamed "Mother" Mary, a leader in the fight for labor rights
  4. 7. Alexander Graham Bell, 1st said into his invention "Mr. Watson, come here- I want to see you"
  5. 8. known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park" for over 1,000 inventions
  6. 10. 1st name Helen, first non hearing and sightless person to achieve a college degree
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  1. 1. from Chelsea, MA! he invented the carbon filament for light bulbs
  2. 2. this company's railroad workers organized a strike that eventually led to President Cleveland calling out federal troops
  3. 6. between 1880 and 1900 there were over 1,000 of these union organized moves to achieve better working conditions
  4. 9. Edwin Drake, drilled the first of these wells which started the petroleum industry in the U.S.
  5. 11. one of the 'Robber Barons, he owned the Standard Oil Company