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100 1 $aRollings-Magnusson, Sandra.
245 10 $aHeavy burdens on small shoulders :$bthe labour of pioneer children on the Canadian Prairies /$cSandra Rollings-Magnusson.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aEdmonton :$bUniversity of Alberta Press,$cc2009.
300 $axii, 177 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aDivision of Labour in the Family Farming Economy -- Research Method: A Sociological Analysis of Historical Data -- Typology of Children's Labour Contributions to the Operation of Prairie Farms -- Outline of the Book -- Attitudes Toward Child Labour and Children's Assistance in Pre-Production Work -- Labour Needs of the Pioneer Family Farm -- Initial Demands on Children's Labour: Establishing Prairie Farms -- Productive Labour -- Field Work -- Livestock Production -- Entrepreneurial Labour -- Paid Employment -- Raising Animals for Sale -- Gopher Bounties and Trapping -- Sales of Fruit and Other Produce -- Subsistence Labour -- Obtaining Water -- Obtaining Fuel -- Animal Products -- Hunting and Fishing -- Gardening and Harvesting: Wild Fruits and Vegetables -- Protection of the Family from Insects and Other Animal Life -- Protection of the Family from Prairie Fires -- Domestic Labour -- Gendered Roles -- Food Preparation -- Washing Clothes and Making Beds -- Cleaning the Home and its Contents -- Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, and Other Practical Skills -- Caring for Children -- Conclusion.
520 $a"The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured alongside their parents - working the land, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping wood. By shouldering their share of the chores, these children learned the domestic and manual labour skills needed for life on a Prairie family farm. Rollings-Magnusson uses historic research, photographs, and personal anecdotes to describe the kinds of work performed by children and how each task fit into the family economy. This book is a vital contribution to Western Canadian History as well as family and gender studies."--pub. desc.
650 0 $aPioneer children$xEmployment$zPrairie Provinces.
650 0 $aPioneer children$zPrairie Provinces$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aRural families$zPrairie Provinces$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aChild labor$zPrairie Provinces$xHistory.
650 0 $aFarm life$zPrairie Provinces.
650 0 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zPrairie Provinces.
651 0 $aPrairie Provinces$xRural conditions.
650 6 $aEnfants pionniers$xTravail$zProvinces des Prairies.
650 6 $aEnfants pionniers$zProvinces des Prairies$xConditions sociales.
650 6 $aFamille rurale$zProvinces des Prairies$xConditions sociales.
650 6 $aEnfants$xTravail$zProvinces des Prairies$xHistoire.
650 6 $aVie à la ferme$zProvinces des Prairies.
650 6 $aVie des pionniers$zProvinces des Prairies.
651 6 $aProvinces des Prairies$xConditions rurales.
648 7 $aGeschichte 1880-1920$2swd
650 07 $aSiedler$2swd
650 07 $aKinderarbeit$2swd
651 7 $aKanada$2swd
651 7 $aFrontier$2swd