Richard Theodore Ely (April 13, 1854 – October 4, 1943) was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention in order to reform what they perceived as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor unions.
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13 April 1854 Ripley, New York
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Died |
4 October 1943 (aged 89) Old Lyme, Connecticut, US
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Zodiac | Aries |
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