They worked to pass new laws to prohibit or limit child labor.
Progressives and labor union activists pushed for new laws that would end or greatly limit child labor. They also fought for higher wages and a shorter work week.
Progressives of the late 19th and early 20th centuries worked to improve working conditions as well as regulate child labor. Additionally, Progressives embraced modern technology and fought against corruption in American politics.
Progressives worked for a national income tax to help poor people.
One action is that they promoted laws against child labor.
Worked for a national income tax >apex
Progressives wanted to reform politics and government, labor and workplace conditions, urban poverty, child labor and education.
in the 1800s, why were many labor strikes unsuccessful?
Progressives supported limits on working hours, and laws restricting child labor.
it hurt society for the children to not attend school.
child labor laws, Workman's compensation, and limitation on working hours for women
The effects of child labor became a contentious subject in the late 1800s in the United States. The conditions in which children worked in particular helped lead to widespread social and labor reforms.
working and home conditions for women and child labor.
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