COLOR EDU TIMELINE

This Act aimed to improve working hours, health and safety, and age restrictions for young workers and apprentices. This was directly for the cotton mills.

1802 The health and Moral Apprentices Act.

Framework of Human Rights

First women rights convention calling for women's equality and suffrage.

1842 Seneca falls convention

Setting minimum wage, Limits on hours 40-hour max and min age of 16 in most industries. Also introducing time and hlaf pay.

1838 Fair Labor Standards Act

Publishing a weekly paper until end of the civil war, William was passionate against slavery. Gaining popularity as being radical abolitionist.

1831 William Lloyd Garrison

Enacted by the British {parliament to abolish the transatlantic slave trade, after much challenge.

1807 Slave trade act

To know that young children were even working is heartbreaking. This was the first state to limit children, under age 12 from working more that 10 days in one day.

1842 Mass. child labor law

This act ended slavery in Britian empire. Which led the pathway for 800,000 slaves including those from Africa and Caribbean.

1833 Slavery Abolition Act

With rise of industrialization, workers faced harsh conditions, low pay, lack of job security and long hours. Trade unions formed to improve the above. Unions sought solution forming movements.

1829 Groundwork for Labor movements

This Act aimed to improve working hours, health and safety, and age restrictions for young workers and apprentices. This was directly for the cotton mills.

1802 The health and Moral Apprentices Act.

Framework of Human Rights

First women rights convention calling for women's equality and suffrage.

1842 Seneca falls convention

Setting minimum wage, Limits on hours 40-hour max and min age of 16 in most industries. Also introducing time and hlaf pay.

1838 Fair Labor Standards Act

Publishing a weekly paper until end of the civil war, William was passionate against slavery. Gaining popularity as being radical abolitionist.

1831 William Lloyd Garrison

Enacted by the British {parliament to abolish the transatlantic slave trade, after much challenge.

1807 Slave trade act

To know that young children were even working is heartbreaking. This was the first state to limit children, under age 12 from working more that 10 days in one day.

1842 Mass. child labor law

This act ended slavery in Britian empire. Which led the pathway for 800,000 slaves including those from Africa and Caribbean.

1833 Slavery Abolition Act

With rise of industrialization, workers faced harsh conditions, low pay, lack of job security and long hours. Trade unions formed to improve the above. Unions sought solution forming movements.

1829 Groundwork for Labor movements

1861-1865 American Emancipation Proclamation

Leading figure in abolitionist movement. His tactics were aggressive. He led a raid with 21 men on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.

1859 John Brown

Framework of Human Rights

This amendment prohibits the U.S denying anyone to vote based off sex.

1920 19th amendment

Advocating for a constitutional amendment for women's rights to vote but most importantly to make women equal memner of soiety.

1869 Founding of NWSA

The purpose of this convention was to help treat wounded soldiers in combat.

1864 The First Geneva Convention

Northern and South end debate on slavery, state vs Federal rights and economic policies and practices.

1861-1865 American Civil War

The first county to that gave women the right to vote on parliamentary elections.

1893 New Zealand.

Abolish slavery and involuntary Servitude.

1865 13th Amendment

Organized in London the goal to unite working and address common issues.

1864International Working Association