We tend to forget how tough the life of the working man (woman/child) was in the pre-government regulation days. Here are some reminders.
A few links that discuss conditions women and children faced.
[Child Labor] -
[Child Labor 2] -
[Lesson7] -
[Lesson7 - Textile] -
[Lesson7 - Coal Mine] -
[Lesson7 - Seamstress]
Everyone should read Jack London's [The_People_of_the_Abyss], a first hand account on what it was like to live and work in an industrialized city before government started stepping in. It is frightening.
You can read it here: [Sonoma.edu - PeopleOfTheAbyss] or here [Google Books]
buy it here: [Amazon]
or download it here: [Gutenberg - PeopleOfTheAbyss]
tnb
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