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Peer reviewedHorn, Pamela – History of Education, 1988
Examines the influence of education upon the lives of British working-class girls between 1870-1914, taking into account the fact that for many, schooling was subordinated to work. Discusses gender stereotyping, stating that only the most determined girls obtained, through education, entry into jobs allowing talent development and competition with…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Children, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Hutchins, Leonard – Echoes: The Northern Maine Journal, 1994
The author reminisces about his childhood during World War II and the impact the war had on the rural community in which he lived. During wartime, children worked on farms after school and during the summer, commodities were rationed, and communities took part in air-raid drills. School lessons revolved around the war's events. (LP)
Descriptors: Child Labor, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Economic Impact
Hawes, Joseph M. – 1984
The impact of urbanization, industrialization, and immigration on American children from the 1850's to the 1920's is examined. Specifically, child labor, schooling, growing up female in the industrial age, the juvenile justice system, and dependent children are discussed. Before 1900, child protection in all its manifestations was an informal…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Children
