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The decades between 1890 and 1920 was a period of vital reform activity that historians have called, . In this era millions of Americans organized in voluntary associations to come up with solutions to the many problems. Industrialization, with all its increase ....

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.... issues. Illinois Factory Act. Passed in 1893 the act prohibited child labor and limited women's working hours. This act soon became a model for other states. During this time many children went to work full-time out of necessity. Wages in factories were low, they worked long hours in horrible working conditions. It took many years to get laws passed. The Illinois Factory Act was the first. State legislatures eventually passed laws banning or restricting child labor. It was not until 1938 that the federal government passed the Fair Labor Standards Act. This law banned employment for children under 16, and prohibited children under 18 from o ....