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Problems During The Progressive Movement By Jacob Riis

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However, society did try to address some of the problems during the Progressive Movement. For example, when Jacob Riis studied the poor tenements and wrote a book about it for people to see and realize what condition poor people were living in causing the government to build new tenements and new rules. Furthermore, John Spargo also wrote a book but to convince Americans to help protest in order to get clean milk for the health of babies and children. This made a big change in child labor and the control over the pasteurization of milk. Additionally, children would not only start working at such a young age but would also be in danger during work. Gladly, this all changed in 1916 when Keating Owens Act limits child labor. This law was a major
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