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Industrialization & Child Labor in New York

Document 4
Telegram from the Mrs. of Nassau County to Governor Lehman protesting the Child Labor Amendment on the grounds of government encroachment on family decisions.

Telegram to Governor Lehman regarding the Child Labor Amendment

  1. To whom was this telegram sent?
  2. What group’s views does the telegram represent?  
  3. Are “the Mrs. of Nassau County” for or against the passage of the Child Labor Amendment?  Why are they for or against it? 

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