Child labor was the end of some childrens’ lives. In the late 1800s and 1900s child labor was very common in cities around the U.S. Some of these jobs were so dangerous that they caused kids to get hurt or even caused fatalities.Even though these conditions were dangerous, people still tried to put a stop to it.
First, some of these jobs can be deadly like cotton mills. Some “sickness” like tuberculosis and chronic bronchites can be caused by machines(Doc 4). Some kids like “Mary Moore had her arm bursed/burned in an ironing machine” (Doc 3). Also many jobs can be harmful like”Glass Making can cause cuts,scrapes,and bruises(Doc 4).Over “79 million children,aged 5-17,working in dangerous conditions(International Labor Organization).Some people took action.…show more content… Some actions taken place by Mary Jones were that she “gave lectures on some of the some of the conditions and hazards of child labor( Doc 6).The “New York state legislature passed a law stating children had to go to school at least fourteen weeks per year(Doc 7).”Some people listened to the words Mary Jones said like that she “engeraged children and adults to strike(Doc 6).”Some other ways people tried to stop child labor was “The use of photographs of child laborers to spark the outrage at the poor conditions of children at work(History.com in the U.
