Childs | |
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  Childs Location within the state of West Virginia  Childs Childs (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′9″N80°46′42″W / 39.60250°N 80.77833°W Coordinates: 39°36′9″N80°46′42″W / 39.60250°N 80.77833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wetzel |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1554131 [1] |
Childs is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
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Mary G. Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World.
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The Child's Right to Nurse Act is a proposed legislative act which seeks to protect a child's right to be breastfed in any location where the mother-child pair are otherwise authorized to be. It was first introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates by Bonnie Brown (D-30th-Kanawha). Delegates Long, Palumbo, Butcher, Ellem, Varner and Doyle co-sponsored the bill. Dr. Foster and several co-sponsors introduced the bill in the Senate on the same day. The title of the bill highlights that this is the first attempt to introduce breastfeeding legislation that focuses on the child rather than the mother.
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