The Progressive Era of U.S. History was defined by a rise in reform movements that grew to prominence in reaction to the social and political conditions of the Gilded Age. Muckrakers and ministers of the Social Gospel Movement brought attention to social problems. Reformers opposed corruption and waste in the government, advocated for civil service reform. They supported causes such as women’s suffrage and prohibition along with labor reforms, including addressing child labor, reducing hours  in the work day, and increasing worker safety. Politically the era was defined by increased government intervention, including passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and anti-trust acts, along with the creation of the Federal Reserve; the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments were passed during the era.