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The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured alongside their parents' working the land, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping wood. By shouldering their share of the chores, these children learned the domestic and manual labour skills needed for life on a Prairie family farm. Rollings-Magnusson uses historic research, photographs, and personal anecdotes to describe the kinds of work performed by children and how each task fit into the family economy. This book is a vital contribution to western Canadian history as well as family and gender studies.

Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders: The Labour of Pioneer Children on the Canadian Prairies

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The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters... Read more

    Publisher: University of Alberta Press
    Publication Date: 26/05/2009
    ISBN13: 9780888645098, 978-0888645098
    ISBN10: 888645090

    Number of Pages: 192

    Non Fiction , History

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    The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured alongside their parents' working the land, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping wood. By shouldering their share of the chores, these children learned the domestic and manual labour skills needed for life on a Prairie family farm. Rollings-Magnusson uses historic research, photographs, and personal anecdotes to describe the kinds of work performed by children and how each task fit into the family economy. This book is a vital contribution to western Canadian history as well as family and gender studies.

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