Timeline of young people's rights in the United States

The timeline of young peoples' rights in the United States, including children and youth rights, includes a variety of events ranging from youth activism to mass demonstrations. There is no "golden age" in the American children's rights movement. [Guggenheim, M. (2005) "What's wrong with children's rights." Harvard University Press. p 1.]

Pre-19th century

The history of children's rights in the United States ranges from the earliest years of European settlements on North America. Poor children were routinely and legally indentured in colonial New England by the "poor laws." In 1676 Nathan Knight, an eight year old boy, was apprenticed to a mason, "bound... to serve and abide the full space and term of twelve years and five months." Provided food, shelter and clothes in exchange for his labor, the boy was not allowed to leave his master until he was 21 years old. [ [http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/About/History/default.asp "History of apprenticeship"] , Washington State Department of Labor and Industry. Retrieved 4/23/08.]

19th century

By the end of the 19th century American children worked in large numbers in mines, glass factories, textiles, agriculture, canneries, home industries, and as newsboys, messengers, bootblacks, and peddlers. [Child Labor Public Education Project. (2007). [http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html Child labor in US history.] University of Iowa. Retrieved 7/6/08.]

ee also

* List of children's rights topics
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* Youth rights
** List of youth rights topics
** History of youth rights in the United States
* Student rights
* Timeline of children's rights in the United Kingdom

References

External links

* [http://www.nncc.org/ National Network for Child Care]
* [http://www.naturalchild.org/advocacy/ Child Advocacy Documents - Worldwide]
* [http://www.naturalchild.org/articles/child_advocacy.html Articles on Child Advocacy]

Bibliography

* Fernadez, H.C. (1980) "The Child Advocacy Handbook." Pilgrim Press.
* Edmonds, B.C. and Fernekes, W.R. (1996) "Children's Rights: A Reference Handbook." ABC-CLIO.
* Walker, N.E., Brooks, C.M. and Wrightsman, L.S. (1999) "Children's Rights in the United States: In Search of a National Policy." Sage Publications.
* Hawes, J.M. (1991) "The Children's Rights Movement: A History of Advocacy and Protection."
* Jacobs, T.A. (1997) "What Are My Rights? Ninety-Five Questions and Answers about Teens and the Law." Free Spirit Publications.