14 Heartbreaking Photos Of Child Labor In America
These appalling images badly shocked masses.
Through the end of the 19th century, child labor expanded. According to the 1870 census, one child in every eight was working.
By 1900, more than one in every five children was affected by this.
No fewer than 18% of all kids aged between 10 to 15 were employed between 1890 and 1910.
It was not only the age of the child which determined whether a child was ready for work. Being “big enough to work” was generally not a metaphor.
Rather, it frequently referred to the child’s physical size as well as what skillsets the child appeared to have for carrying out the necessary labor.
However, there were other factors besides a child’s age and size that affected whether they were employed.
The main difference between children expected to work and those not expected to work is based on family income.
Children from lower-income families were more likely to be employed, whereas the upper classes did not appear to be concerned about unemployed youths.
People who were prosperous planned for their children, spent money on them, and to secure their future, they bought life insurance all this while…
