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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aSociety for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boys, by Encouraging a New Method of Sweeping Chimneys: Twenty-First Report, May 1, 1837 |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-01-09 | ||
| 508 | _aThomas Frost and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) | ||
| 520 | _a"Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boys, by Encouraging a New…" is a historical account published in 1837 that addresses the exploitation and cruelty faced by chimney-sweeping children in the early 19th century. The book is an advocacy report from a society formed to eliminate the need for young boys to climb into chimneys for cleaning, highlighting the horrific conditions and dangers they faced, particularly within a context where public sentiment was beginning to shift toward reform. The content of the book outlines the establishment of the Society, explaining its foundational goals and efforts to promote mechanical alternatives for chimney cleaning. It presents detailed accounts of the abuse suffered by child chimney sweeps, including medical evidence of the diseases they contracted and reports of tragic incidents involving their safety. The Society's ongoing battle against the existing chimney-sweeping trade, which resisted the adoption of machinery to protect their profits, is chronicled through various experiments conducted to showcase the effectiveness of these machines. Ultimately, the work calls for awareness and support to bring about significant societal and legislative change for the welfare of child laborers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boys, 1837 |
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| 653 | _aChild labor -- Great Britain | ||
| 653 | _aChimney sweeps -- Great Britain | ||
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