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In this time period, mother jones led a march of the mills plight to get Roosevelt to support child labor laws. This opened people's eyes and reminded them that these children were getting hurt mentally, and physically. (Child Labor source 4)
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A group of progressive reformers found the national child labor committee: an organization whose goal was the abolition of child labor. This organization wanted to end child labor once and for all because they didn't like the thought of children being abused into working. (Child Labor source 4)
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Muckraker John spar go, wrote "the bitter cry of children", exposing the conditions of child labor that was happening in the country. This book contained all of the horrifying conditions that young children were facing and so it got people acting on it, and finding solutions for it. (Child Labor source 4)
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Because of the creation of the national child labor committee, the children's bureau also established to abolish child labor. This committee used photographs, and pictures in order to convey their negetive opinion on child labor. (Child Labor source 4)
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"Lewis Hine, a NYC schoolteacher, and photographer, felt so strongly towards child labor, so he quit his teaching job, and became an investigative photographer for the NCIC. Because Hine was so threatened by child labor, he photographed many abused children to expose to the world and the NCIC, how harsh, and unnecessary child labor was. (Child Labor source 4)
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This act established child labor standards that limited the age division, that children were allowed to work at, and also prohibited the hours needed to be worked at. Thi limited child labor and helped children work less time than usual , and also to work at the age that they could handle their jobs. (Child Labor source 5)
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This act took an indirect route to regulate child labor by using the government's power to collect taxes. The Keating Owens act was passed by congress, and everyone thought it was unconstitutional because congress was taking the powers of the government p, but this act was from government, so it benefited all. (Child Labor source 5)
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Congress passed an amendment in order for child labor to be abolished once and for all. Child labor ended because of this very strong amendment that had a lot of debates, and vetoes upon it (Website)
