...this is your annual reminder that the work of Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee is held by the Library of Congress, who have made it available online.
It is searchable by things like location; here are the results for Massachusetts.
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| Girl running home before school Worcester, MA Photo from 1912 |
Not that long ago, and not far away at all.
Make no mistake: among the work of labor unions was limiting child labor, which is part of what made universal schooling possible.
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