In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.

Florence Kelley was an early supporter of women's suffrage. F. This launched her to create the “The Sterling Discrimination Bill” which was an attack against the Sterling Towner Bill.

From its founding in 1899 Kelley served as the first general secretary of the National Consumers League. Florence Kelley (September 12 1859 – February 17 1932) was an American social and political reformer.