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Contrary to modern expectations, children did not hate working! They liked being out of the house and contributing to their families welfare. The wonderful child labor laws came about when the shifting American demographic forced children into competition with adult labor. The adults usually lost and, being able to vote (!), passed laws "protecting" children. It all sounded and sounds so wonderful. Except it wasn't quite like that at all.
The photographs of children looking exceedingly glum were taken when the photographer told them to hold a position for a long time. There was no way a child could hold an expression that long except straight-faced! Student7 ( talk) 13:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
So, according to this article, the final passage of child labor "protection" was actually to benefit the adults! 192.223.163.5 ( talk) 00:12, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
The article says, " In 1853, Charles Loring Brace founded the Children's Aid Society, which worked hard to take in children living on the street. The following year, the children were placed on a train headed for the West, where they were adopted, and often given work. By the late 1800s, the orphan train had stopped running altogether, but its principles lived on."
What does the Children's Aid Society have to do with child labor laws? It seems to be that the aim was simple charity.
He gave them work, desirable in the 19th century. But what does that have to do with labor laws?
What do the principles of the orphan train have to do with anything? Interesting, probably applicable to a lot of other topics, but labor laws??? So what? Student7 ( talk) 13:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
I've rearranged the article a bit and begun to document it more historically. Needs more detail in all sections, especially the bit about why children's wage labor was popular, when, and where. ---Shane Landrum ( cliotropic) 04:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Section title needs to be more broad. New title adds more neutrality. Naa1000441518 ( talk) 22:05, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 17:25, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Contrary to modern expectations, children did not hate working! They liked being out of the house and contributing to their families welfare. The wonderful child labor laws came about when the shifting American demographic forced children into competition with adult labor. The adults usually lost and, being able to vote (!), passed laws "protecting" children. It all sounded and sounds so wonderful. Except it wasn't quite like that at all.
The photographs of children looking exceedingly glum were taken when the photographer told them to hold a position for a long time. There was no way a child could hold an expression that long except straight-faced! Student7 ( talk) 13:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
So, according to this article, the final passage of child labor "protection" was actually to benefit the adults! 192.223.163.5 ( talk) 00:12, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
The article says, " In 1853, Charles Loring Brace founded the Children's Aid Society, which worked hard to take in children living on the street. The following year, the children were placed on a train headed for the West, where they were adopted, and often given work. By the late 1800s, the orphan train had stopped running altogether, but its principles lived on."
What does the Children's Aid Society have to do with child labor laws? It seems to be that the aim was simple charity.
He gave them work, desirable in the 19th century. But what does that have to do with labor laws?
What do the principles of the orphan train have to do with anything? Interesting, probably applicable to a lot of other topics, but labor laws??? So what? Student7 ( talk) 13:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
I've rearranged the article a bit and begun to document it more historically. Needs more detail in all sections, especially the bit about why children's wage labor was popular, when, and where. ---Shane Landrum ( cliotropic) 04:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Section title needs to be more broad. New title adds more neutrality. Naa1000441518 ( talk) 22:05, 26 November 2021 (UTC)