Remembering America’s Child Labor Crisis and the Women Reformers Who Opposed It

In the last couple of years, Americans have rediscovered child labor. The Nation reported that “Child Labor is Back—And It’s as Chilling as Ever” and the New York Times declared a “New Child Labor Crisis in America.”[1] But, as I argue in my recent JAH article, the United States never completely abolished child labor.[2]  After […]

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In the last couple of years, Americans have rediscovered child labor. The Nation reported that “Child Labor is Back—And It’s as Chilling as Ever” and the New York Times declared a “New Child Labor Crisis in America.”[1] But, as I argue in my recent JAH article, the United States never completely abolished child labor.[2]  After […]

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