Close to the 20th century many families depended on the income earned by their children. Public concern about the effect this kind of work had on children began to rise causing Congress to pass the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Advocates for child labor pointed out that children would work load of long hours sometimes as much as 60-70 hours a week. Children were being deprived of education, fresh air, and the most important thing of all
Close to the 20th century many families depended on the income earned by their children. Public concern about the effect this kind of work had on children began to rise causing Congress to pass the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Advocates for child labor pointed out that children would work load of long hours sometimes as much as 60-70 hours a week. Children were being deprived of education, fresh air, and the most important thing of all