City Slave Girls: Col. Abner Taylor Tells of the Good Results Following General Agitation

He Is of the Opinion That Sanitary Laws Backed by a Public Sentiment Will Do a World of Good

Byline: Nell Nelson; 1888-08-31; Chicago Times; pages 1-2

Tags: Chicago, commentary, factories, labor, women

Col. Abner Taylor, the bachelor republican candidate for congress in the first Illinois district, said: "I don't know that legislation can do anything for work-women, except to regulate the sanitary condition of the shops and factories where they work."

Description:Commentary on the City Slave Girls series in the Times

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Chicago Times commentary on the City Slave Girls series. Written by Nell Nelson.