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…to vote and anti child labor laws. This was not true for most people of that time. Many people were very poor and tried to become prosperous, but could not. There were many immigrants, especially around Chicago where Addams was. They came here in hope…

…William Blake's "London" (1794) manifests the recognizable Romantic contempt and derision for a class-based, industrially driven society that relentlessly experiences the horror of oppression, injustice, hypocrisy, and child labor. This literary piece…

…with horrible conditions for large numbers of workers, especially in England. Abusive child labor, long working hours, and dangerous and unhealthy workplaces were common. These conditions led Karl Marx to produce his massive indictment of the capitalistic system…

…that amount. They also sought to compel employers to hire only union members. In the next few decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour long working day and against child labor. Meanwhile trade unions were joining together in cities to form federations. A number…

…to aid the workers in their plight. Perhaps the most famous were the Knights of Labor. The ideals that this group strove for are some of the same things we are still fighting for today. Things such as equal pay for men and women, the abolition of child…

…in different areas. In the cities many families still only have one child. But for the farmers and peasants, more kids means extra labor so they often have more than one kid. In rural areas the traditional family consisted of the head of the household…

…these inequalities. Workers wanted fair wages, an eight hour workday, and the overall health conditions at work to improve. For example, successful strikes in Rockdale resulted in a ten hour workday, child labor was reduced, and education was increased. Consequently…

…that it could be more efficient in an expanded role as guardian of workers and the poor. They pleaded that the government must play a larger role in regulating economic activity including the prohibition of child labor, alcoholic beverages, and business monopolies…

…). Berger, Mark C & Black, Dan A, 1992. "Child Care Subsidies, Quality of Care, and the Labor Supply of Low-Income, Single Mothers," The Review of Economics & Statistics, Vol. 74 (4) pp. 635-42. MIT Press…

…Born in Bondage Children in the Antebellum South were very important to both the slave families and the owners of these slave families. Many things were vital in the raising of a slave child and the parents did their best to fulfill these duties. One…