“Ten Years of Massachusetts”

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Massachusetts’ lead in the reform of labor took a huge leap in the 1880s. Although the Commonwealth had taken important steps to reform labor from the 1840s to 1870s, conditions for workers remained awful by modern standards. The Knights of Labor, a reform group, initiated more than 300 strikes in Massachusetts in 1886 alone. In response, the Democratic Party pushed through a number of new laws regulating the amount of time worked and other conditions. All workers would eventually benefit from these regulations, but they were controversial. Thus the party concentrated on reforming the work conditions of women and children, the groups in society viewed as vulnerable and in need of protection.

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Item typeBooks
Non-fiction, Monograph
AuthorBridgman, Raymond L.
PublisherD. C. Heath and Company
Date1988
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts
TopicIndustry, Occupation, Work
Politics, Government, Law, Civics
Organizations, Associations, Societies, Clubs
Gender, Gender Roles, Women
Family, Children, Marriage, Courtship
Manners, Morals, Ethics
Civil Rights, Protest, Dissent
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 7.25 in Width: 5.00 in
Catalog #L01.121
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Bridgman, Raymond L. Ten Years of Massachusetts. D. C. Heath and Company, 1988. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-121/. Accessed on October 11, 2024.

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