1. Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Presentation by Mary Hopkins, IS 195

2. Lyddie, is a novel for Young Adults, written by Katherine Paterson. This book is the story of a thirteen- year-old Vermont farm girl who is forced to seek work in a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1843.

3. Lowell, Massachusetts A Typical Textile Mill of the 19 th Century

4. Scenes from Lowell Textile Mills

6. Child Labor in America Do you think Lyddie’s story could have happened? Was child labor a social problem in American during the 1800s, the time of the American Industrial Revolution? Did it affect many children? What were conditions like for children in the mills? Were factory girl able to better themselves, to get an education?

7. Your task Define the social problem: was Child Labor a social problem during the 19 th century? Define the social problem Gather evidence to show that child labor was a social problem? Gather evidence Demonstrate that Lyddie is an accurate depiction of that time. Write a two-page persuasive essay arguing your points

8. Some places to look for information: Websites: History.com: Child Labor The Social Studies Help Center TALES OF FACTORY LIFE, No. 1 [from Lowell Offering, 1841] TALES OF FACTORY LIFE, No. 1 [from Lowell Offering, 1841]

9. Books Freedman, Russell. Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor. New York: Clarion, 1994. Greene, Laura Offenhartz Greene. Child Labor: Then and Now. New York: Franklin Watts, 1992. Robinson, J. Dennis. Striking Back: The Fight to End Child Labor Exploitation. Mankato, MN: Compass Point, 2010 Sioux, Tracee. Immigration, Migration and the Industrial Revolution. New York: Power Kids Press, 2004. Arnold, James R. and Roberta Weiner. The Industrial Revolution. (Ten Volume Set). Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2005.