Child Labor In The 1800s

In 1900s about 18 percent of all American workers were under the age of sixteen. The educational reformers of mid- nineteenth century were convicted to be native-born population that an education from the school was a necessity to them. That lead to several states to establish minimum wage for labor and a minimal requirements for school attendance. About 18 percent of the children were employed in the 1900s. In southern cotton mills twenty five percent of the employees were below the age of fifteen, and half of the children were below twelve. The committees pioneered the techniques of mass political action. Investigators by experts had a widespread of use of photograph to dramatize the poor conditions of children at work, pamphlets, leaflets,
Fair labor standards act of 1938 for the first time set national minimum wage and maximum hours standards for workers in interstate commerce placed limitations on child labor. Employment of children under sixteen years of age was prohibited in manufacturing and mining.
So after the civil war there was availability of natural resources new inventions, and a receptive market combine to fuel an industrial boom. There was demand for labor to grow in the late 19th and 20th century many children were drawn into the labor force. The factory wages were so low that children often had to work to help support their families. The number of children that were under the age of 15 who worked in industrial jobs for wages climbed from 1.5 million in 1890 to two million in 1910. They like to hire children because they worked in unskilled jobs for lower wages than adults, small lands made them more adept at handling small parts and tools. Everyone saw children as part of the family economy. Immigrants and rural migrants often sent their children to work or work alongside of them. As they worked they began to develop serious health problem. They
He said ‘’ the salt water got into the cuts and they ached’’. Camille Carmo that is age seven and Justine that is age nine and she picks about four pails a day. There’s a six year old boy named Warren Frakes and his mother says that he picks forty one pounds a day she also say ‘’that she doesn’t make him pick he just does it’’. There was a Jewish family and there neighbors that would work until late at night that are sewing garters. That happens several times a week and youngsters will work the nine at night. The others will work tell eleven or even later. Group of newsies that are playing corps in the jail alley way from 10 pm to 11 am. Newsie at the slueterss branch were all smoking. Richard pierce was age fourteen and was the western union telegraph co. messenger. Nine months into the service he now works from seven am to six pm and visits houses of prostitution. There was three sisters and two smaller girls that worked on the night shift and supported a lazy father who complains he is not well enough to work. He loafs around the country store. The oldest sister has been in the mill for two years and so has the youngest sister. There was the newspaper boy that were the main