My name is Florence Kelley.

I am from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I am a supporter of women's suffrage, African American civil rights, and children’s right. I am working for an eight-hour workday and minimum age.

I became active in Progressive reforms starting in 1891 and I still participate in reforms to this day.

As a child, I was surrounded by a progressive and highly political family. However, by the age of twelve, my five sisters had died at young ages. Due to the fact that I had become the only female child within my family, I felt that I had a duty to make a difference for my family. I did most of my early schooling in my home, which led to my deep love of reading.

I believe that the most important problem in our nation right …show more content…
We lobbied for better working conditions, an eight-hour workday and a standard minimum wage for all citizens. By the year 1913, we had some success, as a total of nine states adopted some form of minimum wage law. I also had a part in other organizations, such as the New York Child Labor Committee and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

My colleagues included Jane Addams, M. Carey Thomas, Gabrielle D. Clements, Eliz Sproat Turner, Alzina Stevens, Frank Alan Fetter, W.E.B. DuBois, Ellen Gates Starr, Mary McDowell, Edith Abbott, Grace Abbott, Julia Lathrop, Alice Hamilton, Sophonisba Breckinridge, Upton Sinclair, Jack London, Frances Perkins, and Friedrich Engels

Some of my greatest obstacles in my fight to reform were the declarations made by the United States Supreme Court stating that our legislative reforms on the state and even the federal level are unconstitutional. But those rejections did not stop me from trying to defend my stance. I studied harder, found better evidence to support my arguments and learned from past failures in the courtroom to succeed.

I am a follower of Karl Marx and socialism. I come from a progressive Republican family and I follow those beliefs