Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Child Labor in America
Historical photographs provide students with a firsthand look at the issue of child labor during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In this lesson plan, students will use photographs to further understanding of the...
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PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Yearning to Breathe Free: Mary "Mother" Jones and Child Labor [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the life of activist Mary "Mother" Jones and the methods she used to change conditions for laborers, especially for child laborers....
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Child Labor Coalition
The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) exists to serve as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor, protect working minors, end child labor exploitation, and develop public education to combat child labor abuses.
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Commission for Labor Cooperation: Guide to Child Labour Laws in Canada [Pdf]
Laws are in place in each Canadian province and territory to ensure that the safety and health ofemployed youths are protected.
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Osha: Employer Responsibilities for Keeping Young Workers Safe
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety standards for anywhere employing teen workers.
Utah State University
Teacher Link: A Day in the Life of an Employed Child
Ask your learners how they would like working everyday instead of coming to school? This site features a lesson plan to help make students aware of child labor abuses throughout the world.
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Unicef: Child Protection From Violence, Explotation, and Abuse
This resource provides information and statistics of child labor throughout the world.
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Osha: Parents of Teen Workers
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety for parents of young workers.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Invention of the Teenager
It's hard to believe that there was not a phase known as adolescence until the 1920s. See how child labor laws and the automobile combined to spawn the teenager.
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Osha: Young Workers
The premier site for teen worker safety and health information provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Our mission is to help you stay healthy and safe while on the job.
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Tsu: The Progressive Era and World War I
A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.
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Polytechnic School: The Progressive Era
A great outline that highlights the important parts of the Progressive Era from those involved in reforms to the reform programs themselves. Not much detail, but good information.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Edith Nourse Rogers
The National Women's Hall of Fame recognizes Edith Nourse Rogers for her work as a political leader during the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to her legislation that established the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps.