Wednesday, July 30, 2014

What were some of Florence Kelley's main achievements?

Florence Kelley was best known for her work in trying to
improve working conditions and protect the rights of workers back in the late 1800s and
early 1900s.


Among her main achievements
were:


  • She translated a book by Friedrich Engels
    (who cowrote the "Communist Manifesto" with Karl Marx) into English.  The book was
    The Conditions of the Working-class in England in
    1844
    .

  • She was an inspector in charge of
    monitoring working conditions in factories in
    Illinois.

  • She conducted major sociological research among
    the poor people of Chicago.

  • She was the head of the
    National Consumers' League -- an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of
    women and children workers.

  • She convinced the Illinois
    legislature to limit women's work days to 8
    hours.

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