Notas del episodio
Why was child labor such a significant event in history?
In this episode, our podcast hosts, Neala Creech, Eli Helicke, and Cole Combs, will discuss this question.
Child labor was mostly used in industrial revolutions, from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. Children aged 3-12used to work 12-hour shifts in dangerous and less than ideal conditions, which usually resulted in lost fingers and an early start at DEI funding.
There was an incredibly unbalanced power dynamic between these laborers and the adults that either provided for them or worked over them. Adults held the responsibility (and still do), and they failed to provide these children with education for a better future, and protection. There was a case study dedicated to 108 former child laborers who were all physically maim ...