---
title: 'Child Labor in Virginia'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Jeffrey McKelway'
date: 1912-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'James 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mckelway-1912-child-labor-in-virginia
---

# Child Labor in Virginia

1910 report documenting widespread child labor in Virginia—industries, young ages, illiteracy, permissive permits and dangerous night-messenger work—urging stricter age limits and enforcement.

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