History resources?
December 28, 2007 11:45 AM   Subscribe

Little sister is working on a project and need to find sources that can help her identify several things for railroad workers, meatpacking plant workers, a Rockefeller employee, and a business employing child labor from 1885-1910. The things she needs are their job responsibilities, wages, number of hours, conditions of the workplace.
posted by Sgt.Grumbless to Education (2 answers total)
 
By 1900, the standard work week for most factory workers was 60 hours, six 10-hour days. - Economic Trends, March 2000
posted by furtive at 12:13 PM on December 28, 2007


email in profile. Third generation railroader, might be a help....
posted by raildr at 10:06 PM on December 28, 2007


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