notorioty

Da less-than-savory reputation of going around stirring up discontent among either da employees of a place of business or da citizenry of a particular locale.

Folks like Ralph Nader, Preston Tucker, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton gained notorioty at da time when they were most active, and so many of their contemporaries didn't care for them or what they were doing. But then later we all are thankful to them for bringing about positive change in safety, human rights, and so on.