Industrialization & Child Labor in New York
Document 3
Letter from WPA Teachers Union to Governor Lehman expressing the union members' position on child labor.
- When was this letter written?
- To whom was the letter written?
- What group was responsible for sending the letter?
- What national issue triggered the union to write to the Governor?
- Is the WPA Teachers Union for or against the passage of the Child Labor Amendment? Why are they for or against it? Give two reasons.
- Why do you think some children had to work at such a young age?
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