Keating-Owen Act
The Keating-Owen Act was an act established after reformers began to realize that children were working extremely long hours in absolutely heinous conditions. It was revealed that over 2 million children were working in mines for up to ten hours a day with very little pay and almost no protection. Lewis Hine also began to reveal the injustices of child labor by taking very graphic photographs which pictured young children in the terrible environment they regularly worked in. The Keating-Owen Act was a major step in preventing the overworking of children. Although it did not eliminate child labor, it placed many restrictions on it. Products made by children were not allowed to be sold or traded from state to state. Children were also not allowed to work more than eight hours a day and they were not allowed to work at night. By shortening a child's workday and reducing the necessity of their labor by not allowing interstate trade of items produced by children, the Keating-Owen Act made a huge impact on the Progressive Movement.
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