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Sep. 12 th, 1859 - Feb. 17 th, 1932 Father: William Darrah Kelly Mother: Caroline Bartram Bonsall Siblings: two brothers, five sisters Education: Cornell University University of Zurich Northwestern University
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Develop maternal & child health services Reform child labor Enforce mandatory school attendance Provide protective legislation for working women Establish minimum wage laws Legalize a 10-hour working day for women
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Child Labor Reform Midnight tour of factories Saw young boys working in making glass & steel Child Health Services Mother’s painstaking grief Only survivor of five other little girls from her mother
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Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, held factory inspector position Intercollegiate Socialist Society, president from 1913-1920 National Woman Suffrage Association, served as Vice President National Consumers’ League (NCL), served as Secretary, headed for 34 years
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New York Child Labor Committee National Child Labor Committee National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Women’s Trade Union League
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Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 Children’s Bureau of 1912 Sheppard-Towner Maternity & Infancy Protection Act of 1921 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Supreme Court ruling in Muller vs. Oregon
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Gave lectures at the Hull House Wrote essays on socialism & industrial problems Published ‘Some Ethical Gains Through Legislation’ (1905) & ‘Modern Industry in Relation to the Family, Health, Education, Morality’ (1914) Organized 60 different leagues in 20 states, plus 2 international conferences
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Kennedy, David M., ELizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey. The American Pageant A History of the Republic Advanced Placement Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. Print. "Florence Kelley: A Commitment to Social Work." Webster University. Web. 16 Feb. 2010.. "Florence Kelley -- A Woman of Fierce Fidelity." Boise State University. Web. 16 Feb. 2010..
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