“Immigrant families were often given name changes”. They were forced to chanage it because the workers on Ellis Island did not want o process families that had names with seventy-eight consonants. Often children of immigrant families had to work in … Continue reading
Homes of the poor, drawn by T. De Thulstrup, 1883; Shows an interior view of New York City tenement house room crowded with men, women, and children, some working, one using a sewing machine. An example of child labor in … Continue reading
One problem during the Gilded Age was child labor. The 1900 census revealed that almost 2 million children were working in factories, mines, mills and other dangerous places across the United States. There were photographs of these children going around showing … Continue reading
During the Industrial Revolution, many farmers came to urban cities in hope for getting a job in factories to better their lives. However, the working conditions in these factories were not so ideal. Many of these workers were forced to work … Continue reading