Child labor - Timeline

1810: 2 million children across the United States are working 50-70 hours a week

1802: The first law regulating child labor is passed. Numerous will follow

1838: Oliver Twist is published

1878: The series of laws regulating child labor ends(started in 1802)

1899: 28 states have passed laws regulating child labor

1918: The first law of 2 is passed, regulating child labor. This law is the biggest law past to regulate child labor so far

1922: The second law of 2 is passed. But, both are repealed(including the law passed in 1918) because they were declared 'unconstitutional'

1924: Congress proposes a law to stop child labor, but the states do not ratify it

1938: The FLSA is passed, the law that ended child labor