Publication Date
1967
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Dubofsky, Melvyn, 1934-||Owens, Kenneth N.
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of History
LCSH
Child labor--Illinois
Abstract
In 1925, Congress put to the states the proposed 20th Amendment, whloh sought to regulate the labor of children under eighteen years of age. This study has focused on the battle that raged in Illinois for acceptance or rejection of the amendment. Materials used for research case from a variety of sources. First, and most important, were the Grace Abbott Papers. This collection of documents was Important because Grace Abbott, a resident of Illinois, headed the U. S. Children’s Bureau during the twenties and commanded an executive position in the Illinois Child Labor Committee. In addition, the bulletins and publications of different interest groups, and a selection of state newspapers, provided much needed information, The results of this study revealed that while Congress thought federal regulation of child labor necessary, the various states thought differently. In a sense, Child labor controls were not radical, but a federal child labor law was too much for a traditional progressive nation to accept. Hence, the minority of social-reformers had to wait until the Depression came to witness their ideas slowly and adamantly accepted.
Recommended Citation
Cipriano, Raymond Albert, "The Federal Child Labor Amendment : movement for ratification in Illinois, 1924-1933" (1967). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 5765.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/5765
Extent
78 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
Comments
Includes bibliographical references.