The Impact of Lewis Hine's Photograph on Child Labor Awareness
Exploring child labor and exploitation in the early 1900s through Lewis Hine's photographs, revealing the harsh conditions faced by children in different industries.
00:00:07 A look into child labor and exploitation in the early 1900s through Lewis Hine's photographs, highlighting the desperate conditions children faced in various industries.
📸 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.
đź’” Child labor caused injuries and even deaths, but some parents believed it was necessary for their family's survival.
00:01:12 A look into Lewis Hine's child labor series through the photograph of a young girl in a cotton mill, illustrating the exploitation of children in early 20th century America.
📸 Lewis Hine was hired to photograph children in exploitative situations.
đź“š 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.
00:02:21 A photograph of a cotton mill girl became a symbol of child labor and sparked social change.
📸 Lewis Hine's photograph of a cotton mill girl raised awareness about child labor and inspired legislation.
đź’ˇ 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.
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