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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Child Labor in America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Historical photographs provide students with a firsthand look at the issue of child labor during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In this lesson plan, students will use photographs to further understanding of the...
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Understanding Relevant Laws in the Workforce

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After students read and take notes from lecture on human relations, students will compare and contrast labor laws before the 19th Century to the present. Students will key comparison of laws in MLA report format. This is a Commerce and...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Alien Contract Labor Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and facts about the 1885 Alien Contract Labor Law that prohibited any company or individual from bringing unskilled foreigners (aliens) into the United States under contract to work for them.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: History of Child Labor in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read this brief overview of child labor and exploitation and the attempt at reform before delving into the Supreme Court case, Hammer v Dagenhart, which overturned the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Included are six lesson plans based on...
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Other

Iww: The Basic Labor Laws: The Norris La Guardia Act (1932)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the Norris-LaGuardia Act with respect to labor history.
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Other

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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Other

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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Other

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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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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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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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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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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Other

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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Yale University

The Statute of Laborers King Edward Iii 1351

For Students 9th - 10th
Original text of a law for controlling the wages and conditions for laborers (1351). King Edward III's law prevented laborers from demanding more wages after the Black Death caused a labor shortage.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How a Deadly Railroad Strike Led to the Labor Day Holiday

For Students 9th - 10th
The history behind the Labor Day holiday is far more complex and dramatic than most might realize, starting with a heated campaign by workers in the late 19th century to win support and recognition for their contributions. In July 1894,...
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A&E Television

History.com: How a Deadly Railroad Strike Led to the Labor Day Holiday

For Students 9th - 10th
When the federal government was called in to suppress a railroad workers' strike, dozens were killed and politicians sought a way to show they still supported workers. July 1894, President Grover Cleveland finally signed into law...
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US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Hall of Secretaries: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Department of Labor provides this brief biography of Cabinet member, Frances Perkins, who led reform efforts in the realm of labor law during the Great Depression. Short, biographical sketch with good, factual information being...
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Cato Institute

Cato Institute: Global Competition Meets the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives you information on what laws are, and facts about the global economy. Specifically, it discusses whether or not quality circles are illegal, and how global competition relates to the New Deal. (Date of Article: Feb....
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Other

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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University of Houston

University of Houston: The Taft Hartley Act: Labor Management Relations Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the complete text of the Taft-Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, which severely restricted the activities of labor unions. Vetoed by President Truman, the veto was overcome, so it became a law.
Article
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the struggle Franklin D. Roosevelt had in trying to get the Fair Labor Standards Act passed. With public support, he continued to push the ideas presented in the law until it finally was enacted into law.
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US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Minimum Wage Laws in the States

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the minimum wage laws in the 50 states.

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