Kids on Strike!
Encyclopedia
Kids on Strike! is a 2003 non-fiction book written by award winning author Susan Campbell Bartoletti
. It is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when child labor was prominent in the United States
. It consists of eight chapters, (ten if including an introduction at the beginning and a timeline at the end) which all focus on strike
s led by kids, or affecting kids. These kids fought for better working rights and some got them, and some did not. Important figures mentioned include Mother Jones, Pauline Newman
, Lucy Larcom
, and Kid Blink.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Susan Campbell Bartoletti is an American writer of children's literature. She was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but eventually the family ended up in a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. Susan started as an English teacher and inspired many students before deciding to pursue writing in...
. It is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when child labor was prominent in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It consists of eight chapters, (ten if including an introduction at the beginning and a timeline at the end) which all focus on strike
Strike action
Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...
s led by kids, or affecting kids. These kids fought for better working rights and some got them, and some did not. Important figures mentioned include Mother Jones, Pauline Newman
Pauline Newman
Pauline Newman is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.-Biography:Born in New York, New York, Newman received a B.A. from Vassar College in 1947, an M.A. from Columbia University in 1948, a Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale University in 1952 and an LL.B. from New York...
, Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom was an American poet.-Biography:Larcom was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1824, the ninth of ten children and died in Boston in 1893. She left Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1835 to work cotton mills in Lowell from the ages of 11 to 21. As a mill girl she hoped to earn some extra...
, and Kid Blink.