While researching the topic labor I came across “child labor”. Child labor made young boys and girls work for unreasonably long hours, poor wages, and under bad conditions. Child labor also limited the amount of education a child earned and increased the amount of work children did. In fact, labor abruptly became more important than schooling. It was stated, “the American school year was designed around their work schedule”. To the children of the nineteenth century, first came work then came education. Children were depended upon to work on farms and in factories in order to make America’s agriculture department and economy grow and become more successful.
During the Industrial Revolution many children gave up their education and devoted their time to work. Both girls and boys began working, at very young ages, laboriously in uncleanly factories, for long hours, and little pay. It was stated, “One out of every three American factory workers was between the ages of seven and 12. These children often worked 10- and 12-hour days in dangerous and unsanitary conditions”. Today, an average work week is forty hours a day, working about eight hours a day. During these times people believed that working these long hours created character within the child and disciplined them. However, now our society realizes child labor just took away their chance to earn an education, which is highly important for their future. Once this was realized the government, as well as other forces, worked to eliminate child labor by creating bills and laws such as, the Child Labor Amendment, and were a part of both the National Industrial Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. By eliminating child labor children were finally able to earn the education necessary to hold more stable and better paying jobs. Now children are able to be kids and not have to worry about being held accountable for supporting their families.
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MLA: "child labor." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2010..
During the Industrial Revolution many children gave up their education and devoted their time to work. Both girls and boys began working, at very young ages, laboriously in uncleanly factories, for long hours, and little pay. It was stated, “One out of every three American factory workers was between the ages of seven and 12. These children often worked 10- and 12-hour days in dangerous and unsanitary conditions”. Today, an average work week is forty hours a day, working about eight hours a day. During these times people believed that working these long hours created character within the child and disciplined them. However, now our society realizes child labor just took away their chance to earn an education, which is highly important for their future. Once this was realized the government, as well as other forces, worked to eliminate child labor by creating bills and laws such as, the Child Labor Amendment, and were a part of both the National Industrial Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. By eliminating child labor children were finally able to earn the education necessary to hold more stable and better paying jobs. Now children are able to be kids and not have to worry about being held accountable for supporting their families.
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=27&entryid=262153&searchtext=child+labor&type=simple&option=all
MLA: "child labor." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2010.
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