Childhood in the Early 20th Century | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources childhood early 20th century child labor Industrial Revolution
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Childhood in the Early 20th Century | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources related to childhood in the early 20th-century.

Thinking Questions

  • How is childhood in the early 20th century the same as childhood today? How is it different?
  • How was childhood different for different races and classes of children in the early 1900s?
  • How did childhood differ in urban and rural areas during the early 20th-century?
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PBS Learning Media

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