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title: "Those who think child labor laws helped children should read:  Child…"
date: 2022-05-07
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# Those who think child labor laws helped children should read:  Child…

*May 7, 2022 · Twitter/X*

Those who think child labor laws helped children should read: Child Labor and the Industrial Revolution by Clark Nardinelli. The choice for impoverished children at the time was between hard factory work, even harder farm work, or starvation.\
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