Social Problems Child Labor Child Labor Urban Slums Urban Slums Crime Crime Political Corruption Political Corruption Inequality of Wealth Inequality of Wealth

Child Labor

Florence Kelley

Reasons why child labor reform was largely unsuccessful

Business pressure Business pressure

Reasons why child labor reform was largely unsuccessful Business pressure Business pressure Legal system reluctant to get involved Legal system reluctant to get involved

Reasons why child labor reform was largely unsuccessful Business pressure Business pressure Legal system reluctant to get involved Legal system reluctant to get involved Parental oposition Parental oposition

The Lower East Side

Tenement Alley

Abe Ruef

Poverty

Poverty 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth

Poverty 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level

Poverty 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level Average working man earned $500/ year Average working man earned $500/ year

Poverty 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth 1% of American families owned 7/8 of the nation’s wealth 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level 80% of all Americans lived at or below the subsistence level Average working man earned $500/ year Average working man earned $500/ year Women earned $6.00/ wk, or less than $400/ year for 70 hour weeks Women earned $6.00/ wk, or less than $400/ year for 70 hour weeks