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“Children should not be allowed to labor in the factories from morning till night, without any time for healthy recreation and mental culture,” for it “ endangers their . . . well-being and health” ~New England Association of Farmers. “Child Slavery”. In 1900, 18%
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“Children should not be allowed to labor in the factories from morning till night, without any time for healthy recreation and mental culture,” for it “endangers their . . . well-being and health” ~New England Association of Farmers
In 1900, 18% of all workers were under the age of 16
Oh, Mother Jones….. I’m not a humanitarian, I’m a hell-raiser. Whatever your fight, don't be ladylike. I will tell the truth wherever I please. I was born in revolution. My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I preferred sewing to bossing little children. Today the white child is sold for two dollars a week to the manufacturers.