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a. What solutions would you have proposed to improve working conditions for women and children? b. How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire lead to improved workplace safety? c. Contrast the Supreme Court rulings in Lochner v. New York and Muller v. Oregon.

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a) I would suggest raising the age limit for child labor, reducing working hours, providing supervised work, increasing wages, prohibiting children from working in hazardous conditions and hazardous jobs, banning night work, and providing breaks and meals during work.

For women, I would suggest the following solutions: equal pay for the same working hours of men and women, reducing the number of working hours, paid maternity leave, adequate sanitary conditions, monetary compensation for transportation and meals, and payment in case of an injury at work.

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