death_date death_place birth_place parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
17 february 1932 philadelphia , pennsylvania philadelphia , pennsylvania william d. kelley and caroline bartram-bonsall 12 september 1859 lazare wischnewetzky florencekelley.jpg florence kelley
 florence kelley american social reformer
florence kelley

florence kelley -lrb- september 12 , 1859 -- february 17 , 1932 -rrb- was a social and political reformer .
her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage , eight-hour workdays , and children 's rights is widely regarded today .
from its founding in 1899 , kelley served as the first general secretary of the national consumers league .
in 1909 kelley helped create the national association for the advancement of colored people -lrb- naacp -rrb- .
