Throughout history and in all cultures, child labor has been an unfortunate reality. Not surprisingly, many pieces of literature about children contain depictions of child labor. Gaining an understanding of the historical realities of child labor is, therefore, a nessary task for anyone wishing to study the history of children in literature. This webquest provides users with an opportunity to learn about this sad aspect of human history.

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Task -

Visit the following sites in order to gain enough information to complete the following task: Your family falls onto hard times and you are required to work in order that everyone will be able to eat. At first you are looking forward to the prospect, but soon you realize that life as you have always known it has ended. Choose a job that was commonly held by children, describe a typical day in your new career, and make a list of the experiences that you are missing out on.

https://laborcenter.uiowa.edu/special-projects/child-labor-public-education-project/about-child-labor/child-labor-us-history

https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/childlabor/default

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist8.html

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