Child workers in England, 1780-1820 : parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force - Honeyman, Katrina, 1950-2011 (Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2007)
Industrial change in England 1780-1820 -- The Poor Law and the parish apprentice -- Factory apprenticeship : structure, process and legislation -- The supply and distribution of parish apprentices -- Textile enterprise and the parish apprentice -- The costs and benefits of parish apprenticeship -- Parish factory apprenticeship and the nature of work -- The making of a gendered labour force? -- The exploitation of little children -- The voices of the children -- The protection of parish apprentices -- The neglect of parish apprentices -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.
Keywords: Child labor -- History -- 18th century -- England; Child labor -- History -- 19th century -- England