Florence Kelly illustrates her abhor towards child labor laws or lack thereof, by arguing the statistical imbalance of the working class, manifesting the heartbreaking depictions of the children’s working conditions, and challenging her audience by questioning their own morals. Kelly states that although every member of the working class have elevated their titles as the primary sources of income, it is the young girls between ages 14-20 that have done so the most. She says this for somewhat of a shock value, because during the time this was written, men were supposed to be the chief breadwinners, whilst women and children stayed home. So it would have been theoretically improbable for young women to work more that their