Florence Kelley was born on September 12, 1859, during a time where young children were forced to work in dangerous factories with life threatening conditions. Florence Kelley's mother helped change the world, and even from a very young age, that influenced Florence Kelley to do the same. When Florence grew up, she decided that she was going to help stop child labor. She encouraged the government to pass the Factory Act of 1893 that reduced child labor hours significantly and made it a law that children under the age of 14 were not allowed to work. 

Florence Kelley was definitely selfless. The poor children who were working had absolutely nothing to do with her, but she risked her life for the sake of others. What a true hero! Another trait she possessed was perseverance.  No matter what, she did not give up and kept pushing for change. She knew what was wrong and she worked hard to make it better. We admire that Florence Kelley was so selfless, kind, showed great amounts of perseverance, and wanted to change the world just like her mother. She had influence and an idea, and she transformed her ideals into a reality that will stick with us forever. Florence Kelley is a role model not because she was able to make her ideas come to life, but because she put other people before herself and stuck to what she believes in. 

We used our art to illustrate Florence’s story by portraying young children working at a factory. Florence Kelley's hand is saving these children as they desperately climb up it for help. We added red paint, which gives a hint that the factory conditions were unsafe and very dangerous. 

Florence Kelley's story is relevant today because people under the age of 14 are protected by child labor laws. We learned while doing this project that changing things is not as easy as it may look, and a greater reward requires many aspects of patience and other strengths.