The Impact of Lewis Hine's Photograph on Child Labor Awareness

📸 Lewis Hine was hired by the National Child Labor Committee to photograph child labor and expose the harsh conditions.

🏭 Children in the early 1900s were forced to work in dangerous jobs such as mines, factories, and cotton mills.

💔 Child labor caused injuries and even deaths, but some parents believed it was necessary for their family's survival.

📸 Lewis Hine was hired to photograph children in exploitative situations.

📚 Hine used his camera to capture kids reading Bibles as a cover.

🧒 The photograph features Sadie Pfeifer, a young girl working in a cotton mill.

📸 Lewis Hine's photograph of a cotton mill girl raised awareness about child labor and inspired legislation.

💡 Hine's stark photographs emphasized the need to protect children from exploitation.

🌍 Lewis Hine is regarded as the most influential photographer in terms of social change in the early 20th century.