by BrianG8-10 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 10th 2007
Could you imagine living in a time that if you left your house you would be in danger? Well, during the late 1800s African Americans faced this type of prejudice. After the Civil War ended in 1865 African Americans thought they would get equal rights and no longer be slaves. What they thought was exactly the opposite of what happened. They were still slaves and they were treated very unfairly.
Martin Luther King Jr. helped African Americans fight against many injustices. One of the social injustices that African Americans faced was that they had to sit on the back of buses. After Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting where she was supposed to, African Americans started a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. This boycott worked and buses started to lose money. After awhile, blacks were able to sit in the front of buses. Another social injustice was that blacks couldn’t go to white schools. In order to fight against this, African Americans took this situation to the Supremethat African Americans had to overcome. This movement of Civil Rights is very important to study to actually realize the terrible struggle. Today, African Americans have equal rights, but racism still exists.
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by Serena from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 10th 2007
Children all over the United States are being discriminated against.They are forced into labor to help their families pay off debts.To this day, children lose fingers because they are forced to work.This is not only happening in the United States, but around the world as well.These children not only suffer the dangers of labor, but they also miss out on a healthy education.
Kids who work in factories have to deal with severe injuries.For example, kids have to breathe in fumes from the machines, handle decaying material that causes infections, and they have to also handle machines that are not safe.All of these flaws cause children to have eye damage, lung disease, stunted growth and in some cases, arthritis.
by JosephP8-10 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 11th 2007
African Americans were mistreated and discriminated against in the 1960’s. Blacks were deprived of many rights and had no say in the government. Some people who worked very hard to make a change in these conditions were Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, JFK, Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm and many, many more. The cause of this movement was to help African Americans gain a voice and genuine respect in the American society. Examples of this movement’s success are integrated schools, public facilities, and even buses.
by Angelica from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 12th 2007
Years ago children didn’t have the rights we have now. Years ago there was no child labor laws, so young children worked many long hours. Many children as young as eight worked in dangerous factories doing work for very little money. These children would work long and hard hours in poor conditions and they still were treated badly. The children needed someone to help them gain their rights. A woman called mother Jones came and helped these children.
Mother Jones helped the children fight to gain their rights. She protests the child labor laws to President Roosevelt. No one else fought for the rights of children like Mother Jones did. Today children have the rights they need and are protected by them. Without Mother Jones children might never have gained their rights and we could still live unfairly today.
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by BrianS8-10 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 12th 2007
The name of the movement that I will discuss is the Children Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1924. It is part of the Children Rights Movement. This movement is caused by factory abuses to children and unfair and unsafe working conditions. The Children Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1924 created child labor laws to help children work in a safer environment and under safer conditions.
There was a political injustice in this movement. In 1924, almost 2,000,000 children, between the ages of 10 to 16, worked. There was a primary source next to the picture. It showed boy workers who had to climb large looms to mend broken threads in
Macon, GA factory. The method of resistance was that the Congress created the National Child Labor Committee. A member named Lewis Hine traveled across
America taking pictures and interviewed child laborers and their families. He exposed the injustice of child labor.
by Kiera from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 13th 2007
Back in the the day, children were treated with no respect. They had to work long hours with such little pay. Children would work about sixty hours a day. Factory owners would hire seven or eight-year-olds unsafe jobs. After work the children would be all cut up and fingers would be cut off as well. Children were never able to get a good education or help their families around the house because they would be at work all day.
by KaitlinM from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 13th 2007
In the 1870’s the United States got new machines to make it easier and faster to produce clothing and other goods. Many people moved to the cities to work but the factory owners wanted to save money so they hired children. They paid the children less than adults. The factories pushed parents to let their children work by following the children home and telling their parents to sign the working papers. They look for kids that seven years of age or older to work, and they gave them dangerous jobs. Only seven states limited child labor and children over twelve can work without going to school. In 1886, the Factory Act was passed that stated that children under thirteen were to stop working but factory owners trained the children to hide when the inspectors came. In 1889 many Americans favored child labor. Many poor families needed to send their children to work to support the family.
by Ewurabena from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 13th 2007
Why were African American's treated different? Why were armys and schools segregated? Why were African American people banned from certain places? What helped bring out desegregation? How did these African American's resist all these kinds of threats and harsh behaior toward them?
From the 1940's through the 1970's, African Americans has been going through tough times. It was already hard enough fight in segregated armies but, African American children had to go to segregated schools as well. African Americans were not treated fairly at all. They fought for their rights in non-violent protests such as sit-ins and boycotts.
by JenniferB from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on May, 1st 2007
Most people may not think about it much, but us children didn’t just happen upon our rights. We had to fight to obtain our rights. A lot of children just take advantage of the fact that they were born with rights. We need to see what we didn’t have and how we got here today.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were many troubles for kids. They included child labor and child abuse. The person who helped us out of child labor was Mary "Mother" Jones. She was a nice little old lady who made minors believe that she and they could do anything if they tried for it. Her work included making speeches, recruiting members, and organizing soup kitchens and women’s auxiliary groups during strikes.
by Matt_H.8-12marinepark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Children’s Rights Movement
During the late 19th century one of the greatest movements occurred, the children’s rights movements. This movement brought to light all the injustices that children had to face children during these times. They had to work in harsh factories for extremely low pay. Children as low as 8 had to work with dangerous machinery in dirty and poor conditioned factories just to make ends meet for themselves and their family. People like Mother Jones, Jacob Riis and President Taft worked to make sure that children get their rights and sure enough after protests and marches children finally got justice.
by JoeC,8-12,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Children’s Rights Movement
During the late nineteenth century there were problem with children. This was because of child labor. The children were being treated unfairly. This was one of the biggest movements ever. The children were being paid low wages and didn’t go to school. Some important people in that took part in it were Mother Jones, Jacob Riis, Louis Hine, and President Taft. This movement was very successful because it made people realize the harsh conditions children were in. Once people realized the harsh reality of this they put an end to this.
by Alec,8-12,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Children’s Rights was a huge issue for
America during the late 19th Century until the Great Depression. Children were forced to work in industrial units such as factories and sweatshops because there was not any federal law enforcing adolescents to got to school. Children worked in terrible conditions resulting in injuries like lost fingers or burnt scalps. The worst thing of all is that children had no political representation and they could not vote to prevent themselves from working. Adults including Mother Jones, Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, and President Taft stood by children of all ages and helped them get through this horrific injustice.
by RoshendaB,812,278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
You Think We Have It Bad?
Roshenda B. 8-12
When you think of a typical household, you picture little kids running around, their mom making dinner and their dad coming home from a long days work right? Well, in the mid-1800’s the roles were switched and the children were the one’s coming home from a long day’s work. This essay is about the children’s rights movement and how it came to an end. Kids from as young as five to as old as fourteen years plus were working extremely long hours slaving away trying to make end’s meat. Many adults such as Mother Jones and Jacob Riis lent a helping hand to these suffering children.
by StephanieC8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
During the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s occurred the children’s rights. Many children worked in factories and weren’t getting the respect they deserved. They were getting injured and had very low pay. The movement helped children of all ages find a voice and it let them know that they deserve every right that an adult does. There were people that made sure their voices were heard. Mother Jones helped these children by organizing a march from Philadelphia to
New York. Another person that helped the cause was a man named Louis Hine. He was a photographer that took pictures of the children as they worked. Showing the conditions of their work space and how hard they did work.
by CaitlinT,8-12,Marinepark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The children’s rights movement took place in the late 1800s into the 1900s. Many people were involved in this movement. Some of he people are Mother Jones and Jacob Reese. This movement took place because kids were faced with many injustices, such as working for low wages and getting hurt on the job.
Children faced many injustices during this time. They were working for low wages and had no health benefits to protect them. If children were harmed which most of the time they were the factor that they worked for did not do anything about it. There are many Primary sources during the time of this movement. One of the sources is the children labor laws. These laws state the rules of children in the work place. It states that Kids had to be at least 12 years f age to work in a factory and they should not work more then 10 hours.
There were many methods of resistance during the children’s rights movement. One of the methods of resistance was marches and walks. A woman named Mother Jones and a group of children walked from Philadelphia to
Washington to protest about children’s rights. Another form of resistance was taking pictures. A man by the name of Jacob Reese went around taking pictures of children working in factories and the conditions they were in. Some of the children had no fingers and were very hurt. He showed these pictures to people. These pictures were also put in the news papers. There were also strikes on the street protesting that children should get rights. During these strikes many people were beaten and got hurt. These methods were affective because it brought a lot of attention to the cause of children’s rights.
There were many achievements that came out of all of these marches strikes and so on. They brought so much attention on this cause that they made laws for the cause. One law that they made to help this cause is called the Fair Labor standards act. This law was created in 1938. This law states the age limits of children working in dangerous jobs such as working in factories and mines. Many people were pleased with this act.
by EmilyL,8-12,I.S.278,3/25/08 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The movement I chose was The Children’s Rights Movement. During the late nineteenth century, many children worked dangerous jobs. They worked in factories and on the street. Some children were as young as five years old. They were mistreated, underpaid and overworked in terrible conditions.
Many of these children were not educated. They either went to school and had no money or food, or worked in terrible conditions with little pay. Many of these machines they worked with were really dangerous. Many children were injured. If a child was injured, the boss just simply replaced them. Small children should not be working at these jobs. Some small children, some as young as five years old, worked on the street selling newspapers.
by JosephL,8-12,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
In the mid-1800s, when machines and factories came into use, children became the cheapest source of labor available. These factories mistreated children in many ways creating the Children’s Rights Movement. This movement did not have many leaders, but one of the most well known of the leaders was Mother Jones. But after many years and of attempting to attract the attention of the president, the children were given rights.
by MirandaY.8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
During the late eighteen hundreds to early nineteen hundreds children did not often go to school for an education instead they went out onto the streets and worked long hard hours to try and help their families. Most parents in that time did not make enough to support their families forcing them to force their kids to help out. After years of working for low wages and loosing their jobs because of injuries and no health benefits they felt it was time for a change. Mother Jones and Jacob Reese were determined to help.
by AbigailV8-12I.S.278March25,2008 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
In the early 1900’s children from poor families did not go to school. They had to help support their family by going to work. But children were often mistreated at work. They were given dangerous jobs and paid very little money. Mother Jones, Jacob Riise, Lewis Hine and other adults helped children establish the children’s movement. They organized strikes and rallies for the cause.
by Sherelle,8-12,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Children's rights movements began in the late 1800s. During the 19th century children as young as the age of 5 were working very hard adult jobs for small fees. If they got seriously injured no one really helped them. Luckily, people like Mother Jonas and Jacob Riis was there to help them.
Child Labor was very unjust. One political injustice was they had no protection at all. If a child got hurt on the job it was there own problem. One girl got her hair caught in a machine ripping all her hair and her scalp off. Her parents had to pay for her injury leaving them with no money. Plus they lost money because their daughter couldn't work anymore. The conditions were horrible.
by SamanthaC.8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The children’s rights movement took place during the late 18th century to the Great Depression. During this time period, children had to do hard labor, instead of receiving an education, just to receive small income. They had to do this in order to help pay for the necessities of their families. Some of the participants that aided this movement include President Howard Taft, Mother Jones, and Jacob Riis.
Children had many injustices. They could not go to school because their parents forged working papers in order to receive money. At the factories where the children worked, they had hazardous working spaces. The machinery would often injure the young laborers. Another hazard of the working spaces was the air that the children were breathing, that sometimes contained poisonous chemicals. Some of the cases include broken fingers, and burnt body parts. And if the child were injured, they had no health benefits. This meant that if a child were hurt, they would not be able to work and receive money for their family. Another injustice was political injustice. Since the children could not vote, they could not change the laws.
by RobL812marinepark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The Civil Rights movement that I chose to research was the Children’s Rights Movement. This movement took place in the late 19th century to the time of the great depression. The participants of this movement were, Mother Jones, President Taft, Louis Hine, Mrs. Battaglia, and many children. The causes of this movement were that children were mistreated, they were underpaid, and many children got hurt working with the dangerous machines. This movement was successful because the group grew in numbers and they had many protests and marches to show that they stood for a worthy cause.
by YesseniaF8-12,IS278KinBrooklyn,onMarch25,2008 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Could you picture a six year old kid selling newspapers in the street today? If you can’t, that’s because children protested so they can go to school and have fun like we do everyday. The Children’s Rights Movement took place during the late 1800’s until The Great Depression occurred. People like Mother Jones, helped children fight for their rights. In the late 1800’s, children worked in dangerous places like mines and mills to help raise money for their families. Kids worked for about 60 hours a week when they should be in school. This movement was successful, because they had a lot of protests and boycotts.
by KailtinH,8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
A Victory for Children Everywhere
Kaitlin H. 8-12
by CheyanneC.8-11 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women were mistreated and discriminated against in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Carey Nation, Mother Jones, and Sojourner Truth are only a few of the many people who worked to change these conditions. The cause of this movement was to help women gain a voice in government decisions and gain respect.
This movement was successful because women began to protest and took their issue to The Supreme Court. They continued to fight and never gave up. One public injustice women faced were not having the right to vote.
One primary source that is related to this issue is women picketing in front of The White House. In this picture, there is a group of women holding up signs saying things like “Mr. President, How long must women wait for liberty? And Mr. President, what will you do for women suffrage?”
by KavitaB.marinepark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
In the 1800's and the 1900's many women were mistreated and discriminated. They didn't have political, social and economic rights. Mother Jones, Carry Nation, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and many more worked to change these conditions. They felt that they should have as much respect as all men.
They had no say in the government. If they were divorced, the husband would get everything including the house and the husband would get the custody of the children. Women were allowed to go to school but if they got married they had to stop school. Women couldn't get work, they had to stay at home clean, cook, and take care of their children. If they went out in public they had to dress and act a certain way.
by GeorgeF.,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Up until the 1920s women had very limited rights. In the late nineteenth century women began arguing for rights. Women wanted to be just as equal as men. They were severely mistreated and were bound to their husband’s whims. They wanted to be able to vote and to have a say in the government. The movement was successful because they had numbers on their sides and very charismatic leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth. These two and many more helped women’s suffrage succeed.
by DonnaC811 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The women’s rights movement began in the early nineteenth century. Some participants were Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony, and Alice Paul. This all started because women didn’t have many rights, they weren’t allowed to vote, and they weren’t “equal” to men. The right to vote was called suffrage. Women who fought for the right to vote were called suffragettes.
by JillianD8-11 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The women’s rights movement began in the 1800’s. Some participants that helped out a great deal in this movement were Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony, and Alice Paul. The cause of this movement was that women didn’t have equal rights as men and they were also not allowed to vote. The women wanted to be and feel equal to men.
If women were in school and got married they would have to drop out and take care of the kids, if they had kids. Even if they didn’t have kids they would still have to drop out to take care of all the household chores. If the married couple decided to get divorced the man would keep the kids. Also most women who were married could not work. If the women were poor they would have to work but they would earn less money then the men, even if the worked the some or even more amount of hours. Women even had laws to tell women how to dress.
Women felt that the deserved the same social, political, and economic rights as men. They decided to fight for the right to vote first because before the can change laws they would have to be able to vote. The right to vote was called suffrage, some the women who fought were called suffragettes. In order to get this right three quarters of the world would have to agree.
by NancyK.,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
In the early 19th century all women were discriminated. Woman had very few rights and men had a lot more freedom. It wasn’t just one type of race it was all women. Women didn’t have the same social and economic rights. When women got married they needed to drop out of school and in case of divorce, the men received custody of the children. Along with that, most women who got married weren’t allowed to work. Poor women who worked earned less money then men for the same amount of hours. Women didn’t have a say in anything and women didn’t have the right to vote.
by DonnaC811 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The women’s rights movement began in the early nineteenth century. Some participants were Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony, and Alice Paul. This all started because women didn’t have many rights, they weren’t allowed to vote, and they weren’t “equal” to men. The right to vote was called suffrage. Women who fought for the right to vote were called suffragettes.
by MattM.,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Throughout American history women have been treated unfairly. Before the 1920’s woman did not have many rights. They were mistreated and had little say in the government. They did not have the right to vote. Woman finally had enough. They could not stand down anymore. It was their time to fight. This is how the Woman’s Civil Rights Movement came to be.
Many women like Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Nation, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and many other suffragists tried to change the law. Woman fought for their political rights. They wanted to be equal to men. They held many protests. These protests included marching and picketing. In 1917 women picketed in front of the white house. They wanted to make a difference. They wanted their rights.
by CesarG,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s women were discriminated against, mistreated and had no say in their government. Some of the suffragettes were Sojourner Truth,Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Carry Nation and many more. The women suffrage movement was caused by all the injustices committed towards women. One thing during that time was the rights given to African- American men while the African- American women were still not treated fairly. The movement was successful because women went on strike and fought for what they thought was right. It was also successful because they even shifted the men’s perspective on things.
by ClarineS.I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women Fight for what’s Right!
By: Clarine S.
During the late 1800s not everyone in
America was treated equal to the average white male. Men ran everything and the women did not like that. The women wanted to make a change. The women of
America wanted to be able to have a say in there government. In those days women could make there babies and raise them but if they were to separate from there husband, there husband would get everything. The movement was successful because the women would not rest until they got what they dissevered!
by ClarineS.I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women Fight for what’s Right By: Clarine S.
During the late 1800s not everyone in
America was treated equal to the average white male. Men ran everything and the women did not like that. The women wanted to make a change. The women of
America wanted to be able to have a say in there government. In those days women could make there babies and raise them but if they were to separate from there husband, there husband would get everything. The movement was successful because the women would not rest until they got what they dissevered!
by ClarineS.I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women Fight for what’s Right By: Clarine S.
During the late 1800s not everyone in
America was treated equal to the average white male. Men ran everything and the women did not like that. The women wanted to make a change. The women of
America wanted to be able to have a say in there government. In those days women could make there babies and raise them but if they were to separate from there husband, there husband would get everything. The movement was successful because the women would not rest until they got what they dissevered!
by JohnS.8-11Marinepark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
the 1800’s, not all Americans were treated equally. Men ran the government, businesses, and schools. Women were expected to stay at home where they could be under the control of them. In 1912, women did not have the right to vote. A woman named Alice Paul wanted to change the U.S. Constitution, but men were in charge of the government. To get the government to change the law, Alice Paul needed some public on her side.
by PatrickJ.,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women’s rights movement began in the 1800’s. Some women associated with suffragettes were, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and so many more. It was hard being a woman in the 1800’s and they went through a lot. Here’s the story.
by JawonM,811,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Women’s Suffrage Movement
By: Jawon M.
Class: 8-11
The women’s suffrage movement took place in the 1800’s. Some of the participants of this movement were Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The causes were that women were not treated equal as men of either race. The women were the dominant gender and they were not able to do things like vote.
by Maryanne,8-10,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
African American Civil Rights happened between 1860’s to 1960’s. Many people helped with the civil rights movement, such as Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Ida B. Willis, Marcus Garvey, Jesse Jackson, Shirley Chislom, Fredrick Douglass and the NAACP. They did this movement because of segration, lynching, and discrimination (voting, restroom, water fountain, bus, etc.) Women didn’t have the right to vote and so did African Americans. African American stood up for what they thought was right. They boycotted because they believed that African Americans shouldn’t sit in the back of the bus. So African Americans didn’t ride on the bus. The movement was successful.
by EmilyM. from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
Many African Americans were treated unfairly in
America. In the early days of American history, African Americans were whipped if they disobeyed their slave owner. Many slaves worked on plantains (mainly picking cotton) and worked for a white family, but they didn’t get paid. Also if African Americans ran away, they were tracked by bounty hunters and brought back to the plantation where they worked.
by LeahK.8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
I chose to research the children’s rights movement. It went on from the late nineteenth century to the great depression. There were some people who saw the seriousness of this like Louis Hines, Mrs. Battaglia, Mother Jones, and President William Howard Taft. Once, the children were protesting on the streets and Mother Jones saw them and helped organize a march.
by JoeD.,8-11,I.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on March, 25th 2008
The Women’s Rights Movement
By: Joe DiNapoli
Class: 8-11
by AngelaC,8-12,MarineParkI.S.278 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
The Children Rights Movement took place during the nineteenth century and the Great Depression. Children didn’t have many rights during the time. Since many children were poor and needed to work for survival, many had to work in factories to earn money. People liked hiring children because it was cheaper than hiring adults. Conditions in the factories weren’t safe for children to work in. Children working in factories worked the same amount of time as adults do, but they were paid much less. Some children worked for more than sixty hours over six days a week. Other children sold newspapers on the streets and shined shoes for people. These children were as little as a few years old, and they couldn’t go to school because they had to work. People felt that work would keep children out of trouble. People that tried to help out the children were Jacob Riis, Mother Jones, and President Howard Taft.
by Autumn from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
During the 1800’s children had no rights. They had to work long hours and earned very little pay. Children were getting sick, and once they missed work, they were replaced. They had to work with dangerous machines and it often led to injury. Children were mistreated and this led to the Children’s Rights Act. Mother Jones, along with many other adults helped the children earn rights.
Children had no health benefits. Once they got sick or injured, they lost their job. That meant that their family would lose money, which meant that they could not afford food or clothes. The children were often told that if they did not work and get paid, then they did not eat. This put a great amount of pressure on the children to get jobs. They worked in factories, and sold newspapers on corners. They tried every way to earn even a few cents.
by BriannaT from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
There are many civil rights in our country but the one that really hits home wit me is children’s rights. In the early 1900’s children under the age of 13, living in poor conditions usually set out find work. As factories began growing and expanding throughout the country these children found work in those factories, coal mines, mills and selling newspapers on the street. Factory liked to hire children because they were allowed pay them very little. The children also got hurt and sick while working in such poor and dangerous conditions. There many people that were against children’s right but there were also many people who fought for children sights. People such as Mother Jones, and Jacob Riis.
by BP8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
Children’s Rights Movement 8-12
Back in the late 19th century many people fought for children’s rights. Some of the leaders of this movement were Mother Jones, President Taft, and Jacob Riis. All of them used their determination to help out young adults and adolescents. I can understand why they would want to help them.
by David.B.,I.S.278,8-11 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
Women’s Rights Movement
David B. 8-11
The Women Suffrage Movement took place from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The Women’s suffrage Movement took place because of the limited rights women had. Women were denied the right to vote, women were denied social rights and women were denied economic rights. Some women suffragettes that took place in this movement were Susan B. Anthony, Cady Stanton, Carry Nation, Alice Paul, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Women suffragettes went on held protests and signed petitions that would shift some men’s opinions.
by CandyN,811,MarinePark from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
Women were unequal to men along through out history. When African Americans gained their right to vote in 1870, women did not. Women did not earn their rights that men had. In the late 1800s women took action. The women suffrage movement was led by Carrie Nation, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and many other women. The movement was to change public opinion on women and to tell the public that women are equal to men. The movement caused Congress to pass the Nineteenth Amendment on August 26, 1920, granting women the right to vote. Women could finally vote but before the 19th Amendment women had many injustices.
by Samantha.J.8-11 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
In the 19th century, women were treated unfairly. They weren’t treated equal to men. They had no say in their government or even their own lives. Many women took action creating the Women’s Rights Movement. People like Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sourjourner Truth and many other suffragettes tried to change the way women were treated in society. Women could not vote. If a husband and wife got divorced, the husband got the property and custody of the children. Many women of the 19th century did not just sit back. They protested and campaigned for women rights. Women who fought for the right to vote were called suffragettes. This movement was successful because women took action. In those times women could not speak up against the law. The women of the 19th century made a positive change to women’s history.
by JanelleG811 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
During the 1800’s in the late 19th century into the early 20th century, women were treated unfairly with unequal rights. The cause of this movement was to have woman gain their rights and have a say in the government. Women did not have any political, economic or social rights at this time, which they definitely should have had like any other person. They didn’t have any say in the government and couldn’t vote. Only men could vote during this time, which is very unfair. Men had control of everything and could do whatever they wanted, while women had certain jobs to take care of and didn’t even have their rights. Something had to be done about this. The woman protested and wanted this changed.
by EugeneT.,I.S.278,8-11 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
Women’s rights were a very important movement. This was during the 19th and early 20th century. Some of the participants were Susan B. Anthony, and Alice Paul. One of the causes of the movement was that women didn’t have the right to vote. Another cause was that they did not have social rights. Social rights give people the right to use goods, facilities and services. Women also didn’t have economic rights, economic rights are when you can earn a living and own property. This movement was successful because they were given the right to vote.
by Saharj. from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 1st 2008
African American Civil Rights Movement
Sahar J.
Class 8-10
by GabrielleA8-12 from Students Rights on History, IS 278K in Brooklyn, on April, 2nd 2008
Imagine living life without any say in anything? Imagine waking up everyday knowing your either being overworked in a factory with a very cheap salary or losing a body part into a machine with no health benefits provided. Imagine your own parent making fake papers claiming your old enough to work, just so you can help support the family, even though your way too young for working anyway. Could you imagine what life was like for the children in the late 18th century to the Great Depression? Children were overworked and people such as; Mother Jones, Jacob Riis, and President Howard Taft couldn’t bear such treatment. These people soon led the Children’s Rights Movement to give kids the rights they rightfully deserved and for them to escape from the cheated way they were being treated.
Back in the late 18th century, children were forced to work in factories. They were paid small amount of money even though they worked sixty hours for over six days a week. Children weren’t given the protection benefits other workers were given. If they accidentally get their hand caught in one of the machines, they would have to live without their hand and lose their jobs. They were exposed to various chemical substances that could harm their body, which could result to kids being diagnosed to very dangerous diseases. In other subtle words, children back then were treated terribly and could not do anything about it.
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