Women's & Children's Bureau: Two federal bureaus (Children's in 1912 and woman's in 1920) that gave female reformers and those speaking against child labor a national stage for social investigation and advocacy. This was part of women's movements in the areas of suffrage, factory rights, and temperance.
Federal Trade Commission (1914): President appojnted a commission to tack monopolies and it uprooted unfair trade factons of adulterations, mislabeling, bribery, unlawful competition, and false advertisement.
Federal Reserve (1913): Established a federal reserve board appointed by the president and it oversaw twelve regional banks. They issued federal reserve notes from paper that increased circulation.
Federal Farm Loan Act (1916): This made credit available to farmers at low rates of interests. This was exactly what the Populists wanted.
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