John F. Shafroth

John F. Shafroth was an American Democratic Party politician who served as governor of Colorado from 1909 to 1913. As governor, Shafroth pushed for the enactment of a wide range of labor reforms, such as a factory inspection law and child labor law. He also paved the way, according to one study, “for coal mine inspection and eight-hour work laws for women and miners.”^[1] A number of other labor laws were passed during his time as governor. ^[2] ^[3]

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↑ Colorado A History of the Centennial State, Fifth Edition by Carl Abbott, 2013, P.258
↑ Title: November 1909 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 85, Volume XIX, P.511-523
↑ Title: November 1911 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 97, Volume XXIII. P.965-982

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[1] Colorado A History of the Centennial State, Fifth Edition by Carl Abbott, 2013, P.258

[2] Title: November 1909 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 85, Volume XIX, P.511-523

[3] Title: November 1911 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 97, Volume XXIII. P.965-982

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