HIS-2204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, W. E. B. Du Bois
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Single women earning less than a week, 60- 70 hours a week. Roosevelt formed a new political party (progressive) because he loses. New freedom in action: wilson as progressive era president. 1916: passage of child labor laws, 8 hour workday for railroad employees, national workers compensation. W. e. b dubois: initially supports wilson, but wilson fully segregates federal agencies, buildings. Will women"s right to vote disrupt the natural order of the household. 16,000 women serve overseas during world war 1. 12,000 serve in navy, marine corps, hospitals, civilian organizations in the state.
