In Chicago, around the 1800s, there was a desire for cheap labor. Consumer demand for clothing and manufactured goods has played a significant role in this problem. Manufacturers' desire to meet growing consumer demand eventually led to the hiring of children and others. In order to reduce expenses, working conditions did not play a major role in factory owners' decisions. These factories were not very safe and the sanitary conditions were poor. Often, many of these sweatshop workers worked many hours a day for long periods of time with very little, if any, pay. Florence Kelley was a factory inspector who fought against child labor and the existence of sweatshops. Thanks to his experiences and descriptions, we now have better working conditions and children can be children. I intend to explain some of the detailed information she provided on these two major issues. Manufacturers hired the owners of these sweatshops to produce the merchandise (“The Sweating” 51). In such an opportunity, competition was inevitable among these traders. Therefore, everyone would invest large sums to save as much money as possible in the production process; this would therefore bring the price down to an amount the manufacturer would want to pay (“The Sweating” 51). It can be concluded that these sweatshops arose from the great need for people to earn money at the time and the great urgency for these sweatshops, the owners of the sweatshops, to reach agreements with the manufacturers . basis of sex or age (Wheeler, Bruce, Becker 119). Most of the employees were immigrants, which would explain why they were so desperate to...... middle of paper ......ence Kelley: A factory inspector campaigns against sweatshop work. " American Journal of Public Health 95.1 (2005): 50. Academic research completed. Web. November 21, 2011. Kelly, Florence Finch. “Tales of Four Cities.” The Fifty-Six Year Story in the Life of American Newspapers in New York, 1939. 228-229. “The Sweating System.” American Journal of Public Health 95.1 (2005: 49-52). Anti-Sweatshop Campaign of 1892-1893” UCLA Historical Journal 3 (1982): 15. America: History and Life. Web. November 29, 2011. Wheeler, William Bruce, Susan D. Becker, and Lorri Glover. “Child Labor Reform and the Redefinition of Childhood, 1880-1920.” Uncovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence. 7th ed. Flight. 2. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, 2012. 119-24. Printed. From 1865.