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| Child
Labor |
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| Investigate the history of child labor
in Great Britain and the United States. Although child labor once
referred to children in factory work, it now encompasses a broader
definition of employment of children. Discover the work that children
did before the Industrial Revolution, and how the factory system created
social problems due to long hours and hazardous conditions. Analyze
how social reforms and labor legislation helped working children.
Examine the reluctance of legislators and even the Supreme Court to
deal with the problems at the national level. Become aware of current
issues regarding child labor in industrialized and developing nations. |
| Topic: Child
labor; Child labor--History |
| URL: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552027/Child_Labor.html |
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| Stolen
Dreams |
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| Children who are forced to work long
hours in unsafe conditions with little fresh air often suffer from
a variety of health problems. These children were the subjects of
literature and artwork in the American Industrial Era, and this web
site focuses on the same. This online gallery of photos features images
of child workers from America and around the world. The photographer
is an industrial health physician and says that he hopes this exhibition
will serve as a "witness to history." |
| Topic: Child
labor--History |
| URL: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gallery |
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| Child
Labor |
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| During the end of the 18th century, child
labor was identified as a social problem. This came to be as the factory
system spread throughout Great Britain. Prior to this, children worked
in the family. However, children now were exposed to factory work,
and it become like slavery work. After the Civil War, child labor
was identified as a social problem in the United States. Read how
the issue of child labor was resolved both in the United States and
in Britain. |
| Topic: Child
labor; Child labor--History |
| URL: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/bus/A0811850.html |
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| Spartacus
Educational |
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| It's hard to imagine now, but child labor
used to be commonplace in London's textile industry, with children
as young as six working twelve or more hours a day picking up loose
cotton that had fallen beneath the machinery. This site offers a comprehensive
overview of this dangerous and cruel practice, along with personal
narratives of people who worked in the mills and the physicians who
treated them. Information about key figures in the reform and pro-child
labor movements is also included, along with statistics about the
mills and workers. |
| Topic: Child
labor--History; Work |
| URL: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm |
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| Apprentice
House |
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| Because many parents were unwilling to
allow their children to work in British factories, factory owners
obtained children from orphanages and workhouses as apprentices. It
provided a unique solution for labor shortages and reduced costs for
living quarters. Ninety children lived in an apprentice house. Not
only did the factory owners acquire new workers, but they demanded
payment for taking the children. Find out how much money the children
made after room and board. Read about the work they did as scavengers,
piecers, spinning, and carding. Discover what child laborers had to
say about work hours, food, and lodging. |
| Topic: Apprentices;
Child labor--History |
| URL: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRapprentice.htm |
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| Political
Cartoons: Child Labor |
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| Try to imagine having to work in a dirty
warehouse for ten hours a day with barely any breaks. Now imagine
that you are four years old. Years ago, before the labor laws, this
was life for too many children. They were often hungry and dirty,
and if they got sick, they didn't get to stay home from work. On this
web site you can look at some of the political cartoons that were
created when the people were trying to stop the use of child laborers
in factories. |
| Topic: Child
labor--History; Political cartoons |
| URL: http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/child_labor_intro.html |
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| Child
Labor Around the World |
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| In many places around the world, including
the United States, children as young as four work all day instead
of going to school. One report says that there are over 246 million
child laborers. See what life is like for these children who must
work to help support their families. Meet children in Kenya who work
in the coffee bean fields, kids in Turkey who sell goods on city street
corners, and children in India who make bricks. Watch several videos
that show children at work. For all this hard work, the pay is very
little. |
| Topic: Child
labor; Child labor--History; Migrant agricultural laborers |
| URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/child_labor/index.asp |
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| BBC
- Children in Victorian Britain |
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| Poor children in Victorian England had
to work long hours for little pay to help their families, in coal
mines, factories, farms, or as chimney sweeps. Early in Queen Victoria's
reign, only a few children went to schools that were run by churches
or attended dame schools taught by one woman. Ragged schools were
set up to provide food, shelter, and lessons to poor children. Some
people worked to create laws to protect working children and provide
schools. Children in Victorian times had few toys. Learn about their
jobs, playtime, and school days. |
| Topic: Child
labor--History; England--Civilization--19th century |
| URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/index.shtml |
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