All timeline stories.

1899

New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Massachusetts Leagues form the National Consumers League (NCL)

Florence Kelley named general secretary of NCL 

1900

NCL clothing label issued and promoted 

1902

NCL incorporated in New York state 

1905

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair is published probing conditions in the meatpacking industry 

1908

NCL brief defends Oregon 10-hour workday in Supreme Court

Nationwide campaign for minimum wage laws begins 

1910

Model minimum wage bill drafted 

1911

Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire 

1914

Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC) adopted 

1918

Florence Kelley testifies on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill 

1920

NCL seeks constitutional amendment on child labor