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Newsboys Strike of 1899
Newsies selling papers, Libary of Congress,1910
Thesis
Newsies, often orphan children ages 10 to 20, enacted a strike on the 18th of July, 1899 to communicate meager living conditions and the need for adequate supplies and shelter. As newspaper companies saw their sales plummet, compromise with the newsies seemed imperative. After the newsies strike, the Fair Labor Standard Act emerged in 1938.
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Alyssa Lee, Ella Schaefer, Sarah Thoelke