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Wnet: Thirteen: Yearning to Breathe Free: Mary "Mother" Jones and Child Labor [Pdf]

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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. Young scholars also discuss the necessity of regulations in the workplace and the impact of such regulations on the freedom of speech.

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child labor laws, freedom of speech, child labor
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labor activists, workers' rights, freedom: a history of us, mary jones, mother jones, pbs: yearning to breathe free: mary "mother" jones and child labor
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional