She was a single mother who raised her children while working for more rights for women and children who labored in factories. Florence Kelley is best known as the head of the National Consumers League for 34 years; she was also part of researching and developing the "Brandeis Brief" which changed judicial practice. Here's more about this fascinating reformer in America's history: Florence Kelley

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