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Child Labor: Not Funny

Stuff You Should Know

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The Shocking Reality of Child Labor in the Early 1900s

This chapter shifts from personal accounts of quitting smoking to a sobering examination of child labor statistics from the early 1900s. It reveals the staggering reality of 1.7 million children under 16 in the workforce, underlining the potential underreporting of the issue.

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