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| What did unskilled working children do to support their families? |
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| They sold newspapers or shined shoes on the street. Girls often cooked and cleaned for boarders staying at their homes. They also worked at home sewing garments with their mothers. |
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| What did unskilled working children do to support their families? |
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| They sold newspapers or shined shoes on the street. Girls often cooked and cleaned for boarders staying at their homes. They also worked at home sewing garments with their mothers. |
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| IN 1900 how many children 15 and under worked in mines, mills & factories? |
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| Led the progressive fight against child labor. |
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| How many local consumer leagues did Kelly establish throuought the U.S.? |
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| What did the National Consumer's League do? |
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| They tried to get new laws passed to raise wages and shorten working hours. |
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| What led to calls for laws to protect workers from unsafe conditions? |
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| Tragic accidents in workplaces. |
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| About how many people were killed in industrial accidents and how many suffered injuries? |
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| About 35,000 people were killed and about 500,000 suffered from injuries. |
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| What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? |
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| A fire that broke out in a 10 story working building in which women tried to escape through exit doors but found that the doors were locked. |
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