Florence+Kelley


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 Relationship Status: Divorced  Sex: Female  Birthday: September 12, 1859.  Hometown:  Philadelphia, PA  Political Views:  German Social Democratic party  Religious Views: Quaker

Activities: Giving lectures across the country about reform Interests: Helping children, women, and African Americans Favorite Books: Books I wrote- //Some Ethical Gains Through Legislation, Modern Industry in Relation to the Family, The Supreme Court and Minimum Wage Legislations, Autobiography.// Favorite Quotations: "Why are seals, bears, reindeer, fish, wild game in the national parks, buffalo and migratory birds all found suitable for federal protection but not children?"- me. & "In Alabama the law provides that a child under sixteen years of age shall not work in a cotton mill at night longer than eight hours, and Alabama does better in this respect than any other southern state. North and South Carolina and Georgia place no restriction upon the work of children at night; and while we sleep little white girls will be working tonight in the mills in those states, working eleven hours at night.”-me. About Me: I joined other social reformers in Chicago at Hull House. I helped establish the National Consumer's League- which was organization that wanted minimum wage and limited working working hours for children and women. I formed the Intercollegiate Socialist Society with Upton Sinclair and Jack London. I helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.   **
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 * Education

Colleges: Cornell University University of Zurich **


 * Groups & Fan pages

Member of: ** National Consumer's League (NCL), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Woman's Peace Party (WPP) Fan of: Protecting children and women in the workplace, NCL White Label, Intercollegiate Socialist Society.


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Status update: Florence Kelley.. is travelling across the country to speak about womens' and childrens rights.

John Peter Altgeld: Hull House meeting tonight Upton Sinclair: It was good working with you and Jack London to form the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Frances Perkins: Good job helping the children and women

http://www.boisestate.edu/SOCWORK/DHUFF/history/extras/kelly.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/