CHILD LABOR By: Jessica Moffett, Lily Chau, and Melissa Gay

This little girl named Harriet Hanson worked in a factory since she was a little girl. Harriet would replace full bobbins with new empty ones. This was extremely dangerous, she could have been seriously injured. She lived in Boarding houses, that she had to pay for. Away from her family. A mill worker. This is Harriet Hanson.

Harriet Hanson facts Harriet Hanson Worked in the Boot Cotton Mills Hanson worked Many hours for little money. Boot Cotton Mills are located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Harriet Hanson was a doffer.

A little girl named Sarah worked in the field when she was four. She started working in 1910 at Urka Farm. She worked on hill so she was always tired. She worked from as early as 5’oclock in the morning to sundown. When she first started working she only picked strawberries but as she grew older she started picking vegetables as well. She only got paid about 5 cents per hour. Sarah as wanted to go to school but education was limited and she didn’t have a chance. It was because education was so limited that while she worked there would be many children standing around and begging for work from as early as 5’oclock in the morning. The bosses were cruel and yelled at the children if they got hurt. The children would get health issues such as having rapid skeletal growth. Sarah was hoping that a law would be established where she would then have a better life. Field Worker

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Many of the girls who went to the factories they thought that this could be the best thing that could happen because back in the 1800’s women depended on the men for the money. They didn’t know that they would be working 8 to 10 hours a day and the places they would be working in would be unhealthy and dangerous. Years after the women started to work they wanted more money for the work they did and they went on strike. They won higher pay but years later they lost. Then most of the women left and the mill and factory owner hired children. Lucy Hall Lucy Hall worked in a factory. Left her family at the age of 15. She thought it was the best thing that happen to her

This is Lucy Hall.

Lewis Hine facts. Lewis Hine took pictures of kids who worked in factories, mills and in fields. After many years of him taking pictures people got fed-up with the thought of kids working in such dangerous jobs. He took pictures from 1900’s until 1930’s. Hine brought attention to the children working but it was too late because by the time any one cared no one knew the children's names.

Lewis Hine

Laws were developed for the safety of children when they work. During the time of Harriet Hanson, Lucy Hall and Sarah there were no laws. Changes over time Now we have laws that state that children can only work for certain amount of hours to work at the age of 14 to 16. Currently, children can work from 7pm to 7am when school is happening When school is out, children can work 40 hours per week and 6 days a week

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