History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1252 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Family Labour
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The idea
Working-class men aspired to keep their families out of employment, but often needed others besides the male head to contribute.
In practice
Children attending school a few years or learning to read at Sunday school, education sacrificed when income was needed.
Where people slip
Wives usually did not work for wages outside the home, but many took in laundry or piecework inside it.
Your place on the trail
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