Florence Kelley: “The Child Breadwinner and the Dependent Parent”

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Florence Kelley:“The Child Breadwinnerand the Dependent Parent”
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Working conditions for many Americans were extremely harsh in the early years of the twentieth century. People worked long hours for little pay. In 1900, factory workers often put in sixty hours per week for about thirteen or fourteen dollars per week with no vacations. Most states did not have a minimum wage or a minimum age at which people could work. One result was a growing number of child laborers. However, beginning in the late 1800s, a growing reform movement sought to improve the lives of working Americans.

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