Eventos
1859- Birth1932- Death
72 years old1876- Enrolled in Cornell University1882- Graduated Cornell1883- Trip to Europe
Met M. Carey Thomas (mentor)
Introduced to Socialist party
Enrolled in Zurich University for doctorate1891- Socialist party separates
Moved to Chicago, Illinois1891- Works for Jane Adam's Hull House1892- Writes pamphlet "Our Toiling Children"
Hired to Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
-inspected garment sweatshops and slums1893- First factory labor law (based on her research)
-prohibited hiring of children
-limited women's working hours
-inputted factory condition standards1897- Enforced new laws
Final year investigating slums and factories1899- Named General Secretary of the National Consumer's League1913- Nine states have minimum wage laws for women and children
Helped organize the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples1899- Moved to New York, New York1902- Organized New York Child Labor Committee1904- Organized National Child Labor Committee1912- Children's Bureau created1916- Helped organize the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act1921- Helped organize the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Protection Act1922- Petitioned for a Constitutional amendment for child labor
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