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Illinois Factory Act Of 1893: Florence Kelley's Social Reform

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Progressivism was a movement in the late nineteenth century. Progressives believed that the social challenges and ills of the government caused by industrialization, urbanization, and immigration could be addressed. The first goal of progressivism was to protect social welfare. Florence Kelley, an advocate for improving the lives of women and children, helped with the passage of the Illinois Factory Act in 1893, which prohibited child labor and limited women's working hours. Kelley’s social reform not only helped women and children in Illinois, but also in other states because the Illinois Factory Act of 1893 became an example for other states to follow. Without this reform, it would have taken longer for the lives of women and children in
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