The Problem with Children
Living in the Tenements: Irish Children
The Gilded AgeBy Georgina Burros and Siena Fouse
The ProblemMany children:Left SchoolForced to work in dangerous conditionsSuccumbed to the environment for tenements
Gilded Age ID Card
Waking Up
Mary rises in the morning to prepare for factor work and attend to her siblings getting to school
Working in the Factory
Working for several hours a day 6 days a week Mary gains little pay for working in a hot unsafe environment as a child-risking constant death
Working overtime
Working outside of the factory to make enough food for dinner, Mary sews together newspapers in addition to working in the Beer Bottling Plant to afford bare necessities
Taking work home
Mary stops after work to pick up clothing from her mothers sweatshop
Working at Night
Mary goes home and continues her hard day’s night by sewing with her mom.
Sewing with Family
Mary and her siblings must help her mother sew and knit clothes for extra money.
Standing by the Sink
Mary cooks dinner for her family in the cramped tenement
Looking after Children
After her parents leave and abandon her for the night, she is left to care for her younger siblings.
Modern Day
Getting Ready for Class
Checking the Time
Walking to Class
Chatting With Friends
Working on the Computer
Texting in the Hallway
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