Child laborers.

A biography of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt, from the Job Safety and Health Quarterly. A good description of her tireless work in improving working conditions in the United States. (Published Fall 2002)

Not all slaves worked in the fields. Read about the jobs of many skilled workers who were slaves in the South. Read also about the slaves who were field hands and find out about the harsh labor conditions they endured.

Laws are in place in each Canadian province and territory to ensure that the safety and health ofemployed youths are protected.

This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety for parents of young workers.

America's Story site gives brief story of Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.

How did photographers help convince Congress to pass child labor laws? This module explores some of Lewis Hine's photographs that exposed children's working conditions and advocated for child labor laws to protect them. In this tutorial,...

Lewis Hine documented the conditions of life during the industrial development of America. His photographs show the impact of both child labor and immigration.

View a wide variety of primary source materials that relate to these six topics: Child Labor, Women's Suffrage, Civil Rights, National Park Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, and The Marshall Plan. Transcripts are available for...

The structure of families in medieval and modern times, and the patterns they follow are examined. These include topics such as household composition, age of marriage, life expectancy, inheritance customs, financial resources, disruptive...

In this 4th grade unit, students study how citizens and government of the early 20th century sought solutions to problems that accompanied immigration and industrialization. By focusing on child labor, factory working conditions and...

A learning module on global trade. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate what countries export and import, the factors...

This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning gave a voice, in her poems, to many of those oppressed by contemporary injustice: child laborers, the poor, and the enslaved. In this lesson, students will give these voices dramatic form, using the techniques...

Use this resource to learn about Florence Kelley and her fight to eradicate child labor. Includes links to more information on Florence Kelley.

Explore the coal boom of the late 1860s and learn about the difficult lives of the miners and their families.

Website informing readers on the daily life of children working in the mines during the Industrial Age. Site provides an overview with photos about the hours, types of jobs and working conditions.

During the 1830's the House of Commons conducted interviews of factory workers who began their employment as children. This is an interview with Hannah Brown investigating abuse in the factory where she worked.

Im the early 1830's the House of Commons conducted interviews of those factory workers who began their employment as children. This is an interview with Joseph Hebergam inquiring about the hours and environment he worked in.

A scientist who studied many things is best known for two particular studies, one peculiar and the other focused on the conditions of factories for the employees during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.

Mining in England early in the Industrial Revolution was very dangerous. Source 4 presents clippings from Lord Ashley's report illustrating the conditions of working in mines and factories in the early-mid nineteenth century England....

Edward Baines is featured in this biography. Baines was a business man in England who vocalized his argument against those fighting for child labor laws.

While learners gain an understand of basic environmental toxicology, they explore the health impacts of industrialization on society in these lessons. This is a cross curricular unit that addresses standards for eleventh grade in math,...

The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes the important and influential life work of the famous labor organizer and worker's rights activist "Mother" Jones.