Florence Kelley

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Florence Kelley born?September 12, 1859
2. When did Florence Kelley die?February 17, 1932
3. What is the education?Cornell University
4. Who was Florence Kelley and what did she do?Florence Kelley was a social and political reformer who fought for workers and children. She worked to protect them with fair rules and better working conditions across America.
5. What did Florence Kelley study at Cornell University?At Cornell University, she studied political science and economics. This education helped her understand social and economic problems.

Wage Abolitionism: A critique of the exploitative wage system that allows for the suffering of workers, advocating for a system that values human dignity.
National Consumers League (NCL): An organization that uses consumer power to advocate for fair labor practices and ethical production by endorsing products made under good conditions.
Social Reformer: An individual dedicated to improving societal conditions through political, economic, and social activism and advocacy.
Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, creating overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage.