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The keating owen child labor act of 1916 was a significant piece of legislation in the united states aimed at addressing the issue of child labor.
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And it changed the communities in several ways.
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One was a reduction in child labor.
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The act prohibited the interstate sale of goods produced by factories that employed children under the age of 14, minds that employed children under the age of 16 and any facility where children under 16 worked at night or for more than eight hours a day.
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This led to a significant reduction in the number of children working in harsh and unsafe conditions, allowing more children to attend school and receive an education.
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To improvement in education.
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There was an increase in school attendance.
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With fewer children working, school attendance rates increased.
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And this is what we touched on above since children under the age of 14 weren't allowed to work at all.
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And children under the age of 16 couldn't work in certain sectors either that opened them up to be able to attend school.
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So school attendance rates increased.
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This helped improve literacy rates and overall education attainment.
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In communities.
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It also led to better future prospects.
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Education provided children with better opportunities for the future, contributing to a more skilled and educated workforce in the long run...