Child Labor in Greater Boston: 1880-1920

by Linda Clare Reed and Chaim M. Rosenberg

Book Overview

From its earliest days, Boston decreed that its children be taught to read and write English and understand the laws. In 1826, free and compulsory education was introduced. The wish to educate the young conflicted with the great need for unskilled labor in the fields and factories. With adult wages low, schoolchildren helped their families by selling newspapers, shining shoes, hawking goods, or scavenging. On reaching 14 years of age, many children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467121061
• ISBN13: 9781467121064
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"