The Progressive Era By: Jackie Krum.

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The Progressive Era By: Jackie Krum

Child Labor Children worked 12-14 hours a day, sometimes up to 19 hours Work was 6 days a week, sometimes everyday No paid vacation, sick leave, etc. Heads dipped into cisterns if sleepy Sometimes whipped to make them work faster Received 10-20% of adult male’s wage

Child Labor Con’t Used dangerous machinery Many killed or injured on job Lost limbs Ran over by cart Burned, cut or crushed Many developed diseases or cancer because of the conditions they worked in.

Working Conditions Potteries- poisonous clay dust Textile- cramped, locked doors and windows, no heating or A/C Match factory- phosphorus fumes (caused phossy jaw) Glassworks- burned and blinded

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire March 25, 1911 Killed 146 garment workers, most were between 16-23 years old. Had to jump from windows because all exits and doors were locked/blocked off Led to legislation calling for safety standards

Fight Back Many people were getting tired of the way things were at that time, so….. Leaders in different work industries worked to pull their coworkers together to form a strike or a union Some were successful, others were not Because of these strikes and unions, laws were passed to protect workers

Notable Strikes During Era Harriet Hanson and the Spinning-Room Strikers (1836) Pullman Strike- 1894 Garment workers’ Strike (Chicago)- 1897 The Anthracite Coal Strikes (1897,1900, and 1902) Coal Strike of 1902 Mother Jones and Her Industrial Army (1903) Pauline Newman and the New York City Rent Strike (1907) Garment Workers’ Strike (NYC and Philadelphia)- 1909-1910 The Lawrence Strike (1912) Allentown, PA strike of 1933

Laws Factory Act 1844 Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916- federal government could regulate child labor Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)- power of Congress to enact child labor laws Child Labor Amendment (1924)- Congress’ power to “limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of person under eighteen years of age”

Laws Con’t Railway Labor Act (1926) National Industrial Recovery Act (1933)- specifically increasing wages and eliminating unfair trade practices The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

Assignment We didn’t go into great detail on the strikes or laws because you will have to conduct some research on them You (and a partner if you wish)- will choose a law or strike we went over and will report back to the class your findings and why that law/strike was important Use the class worksheet to help you organize your thoughts and information