Kids on Strike!
Kids on Strike! tells the story of children who stood up for their rights against powerful company owners, from a "turn-out" in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1836 led by eleven-year-old Harriet Hanson to the dramatic strike of 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. By the early 1900s nearly two million children were in the United States work force. Their tiny fingers, strong eyesight, and boundless energy made them perfect employees. But after years and years of working long hours every day under harsh and inhumane conditions, children began to organize and make demands in order to protect themselves. They fought for better wages, fairer housing costs, and safer working environments. Susan Campbell Bartoletti tells of labor strikes led by young people throughout the United States. Illustrated with more than one hundred photographs from newspapers and journals as well as with the work of photographer Lewis Hine, this book provides an inside look at the individual and gripping events that shaped t
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LibraryThing ReviewUser Review - afussell - LibraryThing
This was an interesting book about children going on strike. It takes you through several different strikes for children's rights. I would read this with middle age school students. It's important that they understand how lucky they are today to be in school. Read full review
LibraryThing ReviewUser Review - Marylee1973 - LibraryThing
A great book to introduce historically factual evidence in a literary way. This book does a great job of portraying what has happened in our nation with child labor. Read full review
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