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When children were working in mines and factories was it looked down upon at the time or did they run out of men and women to do the work? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

Effectively, children have always been involved in labor - the difference of the Industrial Revolution was that children were laboring separately from their parents, who might have some modicum of attachment to their safety and health.

[โ€“] winkly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They yearn for the mines