Many of the people who worked in factories were constantly in danger of losing a limb or even their life …show more content…
Mary Elizabeth and her coworkers crowded together as they tried to make their way home after a nineteen-hour shift, which is over double the acceptable amount of time to work in the twenty-first century United States. Furthermore, to show how early people had worked, the “Child Labor” picture shows the light coming in through the window at such an angle that it is either early morning or the sun in almost setting (Document 8). These hours would be hard for a child since jobs likely did not start in the middle of the day or the middle of the night. With today’s scientist pushing that kids need at least 8 hours of sleep, a twelve-hour shift is too long considering that people also need breaks to eat and attend to their hygiene in addition to walking to and from