<P> Edgar Gardner Murphy , an American clergyman and author , is credited with proposing the National Child Labor Committee following a conference between Murphy 's Alabama Child Labor Committee , and the New York Child Labor Committee . The conference culminated on April 25 , 1904 at a mass meeting held in Carnegie Hall , New York City . At the meeting , both men and women concerned with the plight of working children overwhelmingly supported the formation of the National Child Labor Committee , and Felix Adler was elected its first Chairman . </P>
<P> Edgar Gardner Murphy , an American clergyman and author , is credited with proposing the National Child Labor Committee following a conference between Murphy 's Alabama Child Labor Committee , and the New York Child Labor Committee . The conference culminated on April 25 , 1904 at a mass meeting held in Carnegie Hall , New York City . At the meeting , both men and women concerned with the plight of working children overwhelmingly supported the formation of the National Child Labor Committee , and Felix Adler was elected its first Chairman . </P>
when was the national child labor committee established
when was the national child labor committee established
April 25 , 1904
April 25 , 1904