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1875 1914 Child Labor Laws

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... many areas, such as the twelve hour work day, the dangerous conditions in American factories, the exploitation of immigrant laborers, corporate resistance to the formation of labor unions, political corruption in the leaders of the great cities, child labor, inadequate wages and most importantly the on-going concentration of wealth by such “Robber Barons” as J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilts.
As President of the United States between 1901 and 1909, Theodore Roosevelt applied his ... ... between the rich and the poor. As America’s “Trust Buster,” Roosevelt attacked big business and demanded a cessation to their monopolistic activities. At the same time, Roosevelt supported the American labor force by initiating child protection laws, aimed at preventing children from working in factories, and introduced workman’s compensation in order to protect company employees from utter poverty if they were injured on the job. Roosevelt also proposed the
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