Social Reform #4 Protection of the Environment –Antiquities Act of 1906 »Allows President to designate National Monuments »Protect and Preserve Wildlife Areas

Tenement Life The Over- Crowding of the Cities The Over- Crowding of the Cities Dangerous Living Conditions Dangerous Living Conditions Unsanitary Conditions Unsanitary Conditions Social Reform #5

Airshaft of a dumbbell tenement, New York City, taken from the roof, c

Two officials of the New York City Tenement House Department inspect a cluttered basement living room, ca GS-32.

Social Reform #6 Unsafe Working Conditions/Child Labor PROBLEMS! –Long Hours –Low Wages –Unsafe Factories –Desire to have Unions

Child labor photosChild labor photos

Mar. 25, 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory operated on the top 3 floors of the 10 story Asche Building in New York City

Notice that the tallest ladders owned by the fire dept. only reach the 6 th floor In 1911, Unsafe working conditions lead to a deadly fire

Rather than burn alive in the swift moving fire, many women jump from windows

This is actually a photo of the building after the fire! Note how there is very little damage on the outside of the building

Eight months after the fire, a jury acquitted the factory owners, of any wrong doing. Twenty-three individual civil suits were brought against the owners of the Asch building. On March 11, 1913, three years after the fire, the owners settled. They paid 75 dollars per life lost. This tragedy led to a push for comprehensive safety and workers compensation laws.