Katrina Honeyman: 2 books
Child Workers in England, 1780–1820
Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
The use of child workers was widespread in textile manufacturing by the late eighteenth century. A particularly vital supply of child workers was via the parish apprenticeship trade, whereby pauper children could move from the 'care' of poor law officialdom to the 'care' of early industrial textile...
Childhood and Child Labour in Industrial England
Diversity and Agency, 1750–1914
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
The purpose of this collection is to bring together representative examples of the most recent work that is taking an understanding of children and childhood in new directions. The two key overarching themes are diversity: social, economic, geographical, and cultural; and agency: the need to see children...