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

2. Child Labor

6. Florence Kelley

7. Reasons why child labor reform was largely unsuccessful

8. Business pressure Business pressure

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

10. 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

11. The Lower East Side

12. Tenement Alley

15. Abe Ruef

16. Poverty

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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