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Kid Citizen: Congress and Child Labor

For Students 3rd - 5th
Congress is made up of a group of people who work together to improve the quality of lives of citizens throughout the nation. Long ago Congress decided that it was important to pass labor laws to protect children. Why did they think that...
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Spartacus Educational: American History: Child Labor in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Child Labor controls weren't established in America until nearly the early part of the twentieth century, several years after they had laws in place in Britain. This article goes into depth presenting the historical developments of child...
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University of Iowa

U Iowa: Continue to Learn: Child Labor Public Education Project: Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
An article going into depth identifying what the causes are that have led to child labor still existing around the world in the 21st Century despite many laws and regulations.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Child Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at child labor in industrialized England during Victorian times. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information on related subjects.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Yearning to Breathe Free: Mary "Mother" Jones and Child Labor [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the life of activist Mary "Mother" Jones and the methods she used to change conditions for laborers, especially for child laborers....
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University of Iowa

Child Labor in u.s. History

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that summarizes the history of child labor in the United States with a timeline of events that occurred in the U.S. labor movement and with child labor reform from 1832 up to 1938 and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Provides links...
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Child Labor Coalition

For Students 9th - 10th
The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) exists to serve as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor, protect working minors, end child labor exploitation, and develop public education to combat child labor abuses.
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Commission for Labor Cooperation: Guide to Child Labour Laws in Canada [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Laws are in place in each Canadian province and territory to ensure that the safety and health ofemployed youths are protected.
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Osha: Employer Responsibilities for Keeping Young Workers Safe

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety standards for anywhere employing teen workers.
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Utah State University

Teacher Link: A Day in the Life of an Employed Child

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Ask your learners how they would like working everyday instead of coming to school? This site features a lesson plan to help make students aware of child labor abuses throughout the world.
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Samuel Slater: Father of the American Industrial Revolution: Child Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unicef: Child Protection From Violence, Explotation, and Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information and statistics of child labor throughout the world.
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US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Youth and Labor: Resources for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Are you interested in learning about youth employment rules? This easy-to-use site has all of the youth and labor resources organized by topic with lots of resources for educators and curriculum development.
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Osha: Parents of Teen Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety for parents of young workers.
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Kid Citizen: Snap a Photo: Agent of Change

For Students 3rd - 5th
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,...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Child Labour?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Delves into the history of child labor, the causes, and child labor laws.
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America's 1st Secretary of Labor: William B. Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to see a portrait of Wilson & choose from numerous sections of his biography, including his service in Congress and as Secretary of Labor under President Wilson.
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Us Department of Labor: Jshq: Remembering Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
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)
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Spartacus Educational: British History: Edward Baines

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Reformer Grace Abbott

For Students 3rd - 8th
America's Story site gives brief story of Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Invention of the Teenager

For Students 5th - 8th
It's hard to believe that there was not a phase known as adolescence until the 1920s. See how child labor laws and the automobile combined to spawn the teenager.
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Osha: Young Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
The premier site for teen worker safety and health information provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Our mission is to help you stay healthy and safe while on the job.
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Presidential Elections: 1908 Taft v. Bryan Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
What a great resource this is. The four-page oveview of the campaign of 1908 begins with a review of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about the nomination of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's acolyte, sure to carry on the...
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Tsu: The Progressive Era and World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.

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