1. Children of the Progressive Era
By: Matt Ogus, Jorge Cortes
&
David Baumgarten

3. Think about the Children

4. What actions were taken to protect children and to stop child labor in the Progressive Era?
The Keating-Owen Act:
- passed in 1916
- Was Later declared unconstitutional
- If passed, it would have freed children from child labor ( for industries in interstate commerce)
Tax on Employment of Child Labor:
- Approved in 1919
- Placed 10% tax on net profits ( 8 hours, 6 day week)
- Supreme court declared unconstitutional
- Kids declined by 50%

5. What actions were taken to protect children and to stop child labor in the Progressive Era Continued
The Smith-Hughes Act:
- Passed in 1917
- Provided one million dollars to states who agreed to improve public schools
- The NCLC and other organizations favored this
1929:
- Every states had a provision to ban kids working under 14
- Thirty-six states
National child labor commite

6. Who were the key figures and organizations that worked on this issue?
Mary Harris Jones
National Consumers League
John Dewey
Florence Kelley

7. Mary Harris Jones Known as “Mother Jones”
Welcomed African American workers and involved women
and children in strikes.
Organized parades with children carrying signs that said, “we want to go to school and not to the mines.”
She also led marches with children to abolish Child Labor.

8. National Consumers League
Started by Florence Kelley
Worked for better conditions
HIgher Wages
For both women and
children

9. Florence Kelley Founded NCL and National Child Labor Committee.
Fought to make it illegal
for children to work under the age of 14 and reduced hours to children under 16
Responsible for abolishment of Child Labor

10. John Dewey No child left behind Felt that school should
not only be a place to
learn but a place to learn
to live
Education should connect to children’s lives.

11. How was the nature of public schooling for kids transformed?
Schools became centered around the kids
Corruption in schools became less widespread
School attendance laws were created
Some curriculums promoted social change
Juvenile Courts

12. New Teaching Methods
Opposed to autocratic teaching (teacher had absolute power)
Class was no longer based on textbooks and memorization
Teachers provided students with activities related to natural interests for engagements
Result: Students moved to a higher level of understanding

13. Works Cited
"Documenting "The Other Half": The Social Reform Photography of Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine." Documenting "The Other Half": The Social Reform Photography of Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct
"Florence Kelley (1859–1932)." Open Collections Program: Women Working,. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct
"Mother Jones (1837–1930)." AFL-CIO. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct
"The Progressive Era of Education." The Progressive Era of Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct
"Child LAbor." History. N.p., Web. 10 Oct
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14. Mary Harris Jones
The song, She’ll be comin around the mountain was because of her.