Children During the Industrialization Era: At Work and Play
Consumer League of Ohio
Read the excerpt from the report.
1. Who do you think wrote this?Who was the "audience" for this report?
2. Why was this report written?
3. Describe the hazards the children were exposed to during their day and nights at a factory.
This is a letter reporting the poor working conditions in factories. Read the letter. Write a response in letter format. What is your reaction to the author's description of the factories?
