ABSTRACT
As America entered the twentieth century, many young children were working long hours, often under arduous conditions, in mines, mills, and factories, in city streets and home-based workshops, and on farms all across the nation. As America enters the twenty-first century, children continue to work, but the mix of industries, occupations, hours, and conditions for most working children has changed so dramatically that much of this work is no longer defined as a child labor problem.
