Abigail Peterson
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Increased immigration and industrial advancements at the turn of the twentieth century nurtured the United States’ Second Industrial Revolution and exacerbated dangerous working conditions. Calling public attention to these issues, investigative journalist Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, published in 1906, recounting dangerous substances in meat products, deplorable slaughterhouse working conditions, and corrupt practices of Chicago’s beef trust. The Jungle triumphantly inspired legislators to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, which provided much-needed food safety regulations and controlled the beef trust; however, Sinclair’s pleas to address workers’ conditions tragically continue to remain ignored.