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The Industrious Child Worker
Child Labour and Childhood in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1750 - 1900
- 256 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
The Industrious Child Worker
Child Labour and Childhood in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1750 - 1900
About this book
Studies of child labour have examined the experiences of child workers in agriculture, mining, and textile mills, yet surprisingly little research has focused on child labour in manufacturing towns. This book investigates the extent and nature of child labour in Birmingham and the West Midlands, from the mid-eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. It considers the economic contributions of child workers under the age of 14 and the impact of early work on their health and education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Parish apprentices and the old Poor Law
- 3. Birmingham workhouse children
- 4. The industrious child worker
- 5. Child labour and the family economy
- 6. Education, industrialisation and child labour
- 7. The health and ill-health of child workers
- 8. Set adrift: Birmingham’s child migrants
- 9. Childhood redefined
- 10. Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
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