9.1 Teacher Resource—Completed Notemaking Graphic Organizer Page 1 of 1

REF # 1 Page # 7
MH—Irish family settled in Toronto
Went to public school
Mother taught to sew / REF # 1 Page # 7
MH—1857—trained to be teacher
Toronto Normal School
REF # 2 Page # 159
Persuaded workers strike for
·  better working conditions
·  shorter hours
·  better pay / REF # 2 Page # 159
Went to jail in 1902 and 1913 (older than 70)
Sympathy for workers
REF # 3 Page # 7
1903—MHJ led
·  20 day march
·  125 miles
·  protest child labor / REF # 3 Page # 27
Stories in newspapers—example
“led by fife and drum”
REF # 3 Page # 28
Kids’ signs
·  “We want to go to school.”
·  “More schools, less hospitals.”
·  “We only ask for justice.” / REF # 4 Page # _____
CL laws ignored
·  kids/parents lied about ages
·  ? of food to eat
·  fathers killed or maimed
REF # 5 Page # _____
MHJ
·  dramatic speeches
·  street theater
·  organized workers, women, & minorities
·  gave them voice / REF # 5 Page # _____
MMC
·  girls & boys (some 12 to 14 yrs.)
·  some crippled by the machinery of the textile mills
·  held rallies with music, skits, and speeches
·  1,000s listened
REF # 6 Page # _____
6 Lewis Hine photos
“The Mill” / REF # 6 Page # _____
Small children climb on machines to fix
Some just 51 in. tall

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