1776 Adam Smith s Wealth of Nations 1776 US population 2 5 M Susan B Anthony asked for equal pay for women teachers Elizabeth Cady married Henry Stanto took obey out of ceremony 1776 Rural Dwellers freedom independence Declaration of Independence 1836 1st state child labor law 1837 1840 1842 States begin limiting children s work days to 10 hours a day 1846 Irish Potato Famine 1846 1872 1847 1848 1st women s rights meeting in the US held at Seneca Falls NY 1852 MA required children to attend school 1867 Ralph Nader s Unsafe at Any Speed 1869 12 10 1869 Wyoming territory passed a law permitting women to vote Lucy Stone became the 1st women in MA to achieve a college degree also 1st to marry keep own last name 1872 Republican Party Platform made reference to Women s Suffrage Susan B Anthony urged women to vote using the 14th Amendment as the foundation for that right 1872 Susan B Anthony attempts to vote gets arrested 1872 Victoria Woodhull became the 1st woman to run for President 1880 Decade of Monopolies Railroads Telephones Newly formed American Federadion of Labor AFL supports state minimum age laws 14 yrs old 1880 Decade of Orphan Train started the children s rights movement 1881 1882 New England unions condemn child labor 1887 Interstate Commerce Act 1890 40 of US population had moved to cities less control over production of goods 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act 1891 Reformers middle to upper class formed the 1st consumers league in NYC 1893 Lucy Stone dies 1898 1899 American Bell Telephone renamed AT T 1st National Consumer s League formed NCL 1902 Elizabeth Cady dies 1906 Susan B Anthony dies 1906 1906 Legislature set the max hours of labor for children to 55 hours week adopted a list of dangerous occupations prohibited to children under 16 Upton Sinclair s The Jungle 1906 Pres Teddy Roosevelt used term muckrackers in a speech in which he agreed with many of the charges of the muckrackers but asserted that some of their methods were irresponsible Pres Teddy Roosevelt passed Meat Inspection Act also Food Drug Act Decade when income rose advertising new products purchasing unfamiliar consumer durables 1906 1920 08 26 1920 19th Amendment women can vote 1920 1930 Decade abundant with consumer organizations and books 1933 100 000 Guinea Pigs Dangers in Everyday Foods Drugs and Cosmetics Kallet Schlink 1934 Federal Communications Commission 1936 Federal regulations of child labor achieved in Fair Labor Standards Act Esther Peterson helps with act of equal pay 1906 1997 Decade in which John Galbraith is known for his liberal views John Maynard Keynes The General Theory of Employment Interest Money President Kennedy s Consumer Bill of Rights Rachel Carson s The Silent Sprint 1936 American Chamber of Horrors 1936 1937 The Elixir Sulfanilamide Disaster 1938 Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940 1953 Flammable Fabrics Act 1960 Hazardous Substance Act 1960 Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act 1962 1962 1962 Kefauver Harris Drug Amendment 1963 1966 National Traffic Motor Vehicle Safety Act 1967 Federal Fair Packaging Labeling Act 1967 Wholesome Meat Act 1968 Federal Truth in Lending Act 1968 Wholesome Poultry Products Act 1969 Child Protection Toy Safety Act 1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act 1970 Credit Card Liability Act 1970 Clean Air Act 1972 Consumer Product Safety Commission 1974 Fair Credit Billing Act 1975 Magnusson Mass Warranty 1975 Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act 1980 Decade with less gov t intervention 1990 Decade with little emphasis on consumer protection but environment issues gained support 2006 US Population over 300 M 2009 2 18 2009 Millions of TVs in American households went black unless they were outfitted to receive all digital broadcasts 2009 Credit Card Act 2010 Care Act PPACA 2011 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB