Many reformers read and wrote for a. mcclure's magazine c. ladies home journal b. harper's magazine d. the new york times

The correct answer is McClure's Magazine (a). The so-called social reformers or "muckrakers" were reform-minded American journalists who worked for popular magazines during the Progressive Era (1890s to 1920s) with the goal of exposing social and political corruption.    

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.