The number of women working for wages doubled, from 4 million to more than 8 million. Twenty percent of the boys and 10 percent of the girls under age 15 some as young as five years old held full-time jobs. (dec 2, 1890 – apr 26, 1910)
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dec 2, 1890
apr 26, 1910
~ 19 years
