Hanging with History

Child Labor and Women's Labor


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We take a look at the grimmest part of the Industrial Revolution and that is Child Labor.  

Fundamentally, the intersection between lower class culture and the Industrial Revolution was a disaster for children, until it became miraculously better.  I try not to be too sentimental and mawkish about it, but it is a tough subject.

The episode draws heavily upon the analysis in Liberty's Dawn by Emma Griffin.

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Hanging with HistoryBy Harald Hansen

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