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  2. Industrial Revolution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution altered the U.S. economy and set the stage for the United States to dominate technological change and growth in the Second Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age. [28] The Industrial Revolution also saw a decrease in labor shortages which had characterized the U.S. economy through its early years. [29]

  3. History of public health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It set the stage for future federal involvement in maternal and child health care. It set up 3,000 child and maternal health care centers, many in rural areas. It funded millions of home visits by nurses to mothers and their infants. One result was the infant mortality rate dropped from 76 deaths per 1000 live births to 68 in 1929. [60]

  4. History of childhood - Wikipedia

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    Hindman, Hugh D. Child Labor: An American History (2002) Humphries, Jane. Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution (Cambridge Studies in Economic History) (2011) excerpt and text search; Kirby, Peter. Child Labour in Britain, 1750–1870 (2003) excerpt and text search; Mofford, Juliet. Child Labor in America (1970) Tuttle ...

  5. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    One of the real impetuses for the United States entering the Industrial Revolution was the passage of the Embargo Act of 1807, the War of 1812 (1812–15) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) which cut off supplies of new and cheaper Industrial revolution products from Britain. The lack of access to these goods all provided a strong incentive to ...

  6. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    Several children were scalded when the hall was demolished. [33] [34] Samuel Gompers Gravesite in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 1924 (United States) Samuel Gompers died. William Green elected to succeed him as president of the American Federation of Labor. [30] 2 June 1924 (United States) Child Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was proposed ...

  7. History of the United States (1865–1917) - Wikipedia

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    Childhood on the American frontier is contested territory. One group of scholars argues the rural environment was salubrious for it allowed children to break loose from urban hierarchies of age and gender, promoted family interdependence, and in the end produced children who were more self-reliant, mobile, adaptable, responsible, independent ...

  8. History of early childhood care and education - Wikipedia

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    The History of early childhood care and education (ECCE) refers to the development of care and education of children between birth and eight years old throughout history. ECCE has a global scope, and caring for and educating young children has always been an integral part of human societies.

  9. Gilded Age - Wikipedia

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    The rapid expansion of industrialization led to real wage growth of 40% from 1860 to 1890 and spread across the increasing labor force. The average annual wage per industrial worker (including men, women, and children) rose from $380 in 1880 ($12,381 in 2024 dollars [1]) to $584 in 1890 ($19,738 in 2024 dollars [1]), a gain of 59%. [2]