A&E Television
History.com: These Appalling Images Exposed Child Labor in America
The Industrial Revolution brought not only new job opportunities but new laborers to the workforce: children. By 1900, 18 percent of all American workers were under the age of 16. 1904, the National Child Labor Committee formed in the...
A&E Television
History.com: 7 Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution
While the Industrial Revolution generated new opportunities and economic growth, it also introduced pollution and acute hardships for workers.
Digital History
Digital History: The Laboring Poor
The plight of the working poor is not a new one. Read about the problems faced by unskilled workers in the mid-1800s.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Eleanor Roosevelt
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady who was also a noted writer, diplomat, and humanitarian. Additional content includes a video clip of Roosevelt promoting the National Youth Administration...
Other
Woonsocket Connection: Samuel Slater: Rhode Island's Mill Villages
Pictures and text describing the conditions and what it was like working in the Rhode Island mill villages.
Other
Samuel Slater: Father of the American Industrial Revolution: Child Labor
Facts about the percentage of children in the mills and their pay. Discussion of why child labor was accepted. Links to other sites and to information on Samuel Slater.
Other
Nettlesworth Primary School: Child Labor and the Industrial Revolution
This resource provides information about child labor and the Industrial Revolution.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Organized Labor
Industrial workers, as industry emerged and grew in the last half of the 19th century, did not profit as the business tycoons did. Read about the very beginnings of attempts to organize as a force to demand higher wages, a shorter work...
National Women's Hall of Fame
Women of the Hall: Lillian Wald
Read about Lillian Wald, a nurse and social reform advocate who fought to abolish child labor and helped establish the Children's Bureau.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Florence Kelly
Use this resource to learn about Florence Kelley and her fight to eradicate child labor. Includes links to more information on Florence Kelley.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Human Rights (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for exploring and reporting on world human rights issues in which learners analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and compare it to the U.S. bill of rights.
Other
Msha's Page for Kids: The Dirty Children
A report on the terrible conditions children had to face in the coal mines during the late 19th century.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Child Labour?
Delves into the history of child labor, the causes, and child labor laws.
Curated OER
Girls Aged 10, 13 and 13 Working in a Canning Factory, June of 1910
Girls working in a factory.