Society, Industry and Policy (1900-1930)

By johncowan

  • Taylor Publishes "The Principles of Scientific Management"

    Taylor pioneered "scientific management," which came to be known as "Taylorism." As mass production of consumer goods increasingly took hold in American manufacturing, Taylor sought to scientifically determine the most efficient way for workers to do their jobs. He watched how workers performed their jobs, broke down each step and movement, and timed them with a stopwatch. He set standards for each task.

  • The Unitesd States Congress Children's Bureau

    The Children's Bureau was formed by the U.S. Congress in response to the White House Conference on Children. For the first time child welfare focused on more than disadvantaged children, and became focused on all children.

  • Ford Manufacturing Automation

    1913 Henry Ford adopts the conveyor belt system used in the meat-packing industry. By putting the idea to work for the manufacture of cars, within ten years he brings down the price of the Model T from $850 to $290.

  • Bobbit's Curriculum as Product

    • Human life, however varied, consists in the performance of specific activities.
    • Education that prepares for life is one that prepares definitely and adequately for these specific activities.
    • This requires only that one go out into the world of affairs and discover the particulars of which their affairs consist.
    • The curriculum will then be that series of experiences which children and youth must have by way of obtaining those objectives.

  • Child Welfare League of America

    Child Welfare League of America Founded by C. C. Carstens to act as a federation of 70 child services organizations.

  • Child Labor Amendment Fails

    Child Labor Amendment of 1924 Congress attempted to pass a constitutional amendment that would authorize a national child labor law; however, this measure was blocked by opposition within Congress and the bill was eventually dropped.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which includes limits on many forms of child labor.