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 * Background**: Florence Kelley was born on September 12, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had two brothers and five sisters, but all five of her sisters died during childhood. Florence was greatly influenced by her father, William Kelley, who was deeply involved in politics and worker's rights. When Florence was young her father showed her the glass factories at night, which influenced her opposition of the working conditions for women and children at that time. She graduated from Cornell University in 1882 and then attended the University of Zurich. She married Lazare Wischnewetzky and had three children, but divorced him seven years later. In 1887, Florence published a translation of Friedrich Engel's //The Condition of the Working Class in England//, a project that she had been working on for years. After that she focused on social conditions and became the chief factory inspector for Illinois. She decided to reinforce her position and obtained a law degree from Northwestern University. In 1899, she became the first leader of the National Consumer's League and travelled the country giving lectures on worker's rights.
 * Problem**: Florence Kelley campaigned for worker's rights, especially for women and children. She was also an activist for woman suffrage and African American civil rights. When she lived in New York she helped found the National Consumers League which was against sweatshops and sought to establish a work day limited to eight hours. She helped with child labour laws and working conditions. She also helped create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
 * Solution**: Florence Kelley's solution to the problems with worker's rights was to become a factory inspector. Florence, along with her staff of twelve, analyzed the sweatshop system in the garment industry. She also had new laws on child labour created through her research and investigation of sweatshops. She helped create many organisations, such as the NAACP, the NCL, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She served as vice president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her goals were to create awareness of the dangerous working conditions and to encourage the public to take actions. She also strived to create more rights for women and African Americans. She published several books, including //Some Ethical Gains Through Legislation// (1905), //Modern Industry in Relation to the Family// (1914), and //The Supreme Court and Minimum Wage Legislation// (1925).

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