This Week In Illinois History: Eight-Hour Workdays . . . For Children (May 15, 1903)

from This Week in Illinois History · host Clint Cargile

On May 15, 1903, Illinois established the nation's first eight-hour workday . . . for children. The new law also set a 48-hour weekly limit on child labor.

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