child labor
This government act regulated excessive child labor and set limits on how many hours per day children could work
What is the Factory Act of 1833?
In the 1970s these two diseases were commonly spread in New York City
What are Typhus and Cholera?
Christianity and Enlightenment ideas were the main insperation of this
What is social reforms?
They were denied the right to speak or engage in the anti-slavery conventions so they formed their own society
Who is Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
In 1906 this vivid outcry on the capitalism of workers led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act as well as the Meat Inspection Act
What is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
This was a common reason why children's parents didn't want them to join the workforce
What is education?
Public health legislation and sewage waste management acts resulted from the work of this person
Who is Stephen Smith?
The investigation of this company resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers causing New York to establish a factory investigation commission
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist company?
This activist group was led by the women of a leading African American family- Charlotte, Harriet, Sarah, and Margaretta Forten
What is the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society?
This United States act ensured the government was responsible for making sure drinking water was safe
What is the 1875 Public Health Act?