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LoC No.: 06005679

Title: The Bitter Cry of the Children

Note: Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

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Summary: "The Bitter Cry of the Children" by John Spargo is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. The book presents a profound investigation into the effects of poverty on childhood, aiming to shed light on its devastating impact on children’s health and development. It delves into various aspects of child poverty, including malnutrition, the educational hardships faced by impoverished children, and the burdens brought on by the labor of young working-class children. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as it outlines the severe consequences of poverty on infants. Spargo emphasizes the critical importance of early childhood years, arguing that poverty renders children helpless and vulnerable to neglect, poor nutrition, and inadequate care, which ultimately hampers their physical and mental development. He paints a vivid picture of the desperation faced by the children of the working class, highlighting their struggles with hunger and chronic underfeeding and calling for urgent reforms to address their plight. Through his lens, Spargo aims to evoke empathy and compel societal action to alleviate the suffering of these children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Spargo, John, 1876-1966

Author of introduction, etc.: Hunter, Robert, 1874-1942

EBook No.: 57125

Published: May 9, 2018

Downloads: 250

Language: English

Subject: Child labor

Subject: Child welfare

LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 06005679

Title: The Bitter Cry of the Children

Note: Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing, Bryan Ness and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Bitter Cry of the Children" by John Spargo is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. The book presents a profound investigation into the effects of poverty on childhood, aiming to shed light on its devastating impact on children’s health and development. It delves into various aspects of child poverty, including malnutrition, the educational hardships faced by impoverished children, and the burdens brought on by the labor of young working-class children. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as it outlines the severe consequences of poverty on infants. Spargo emphasizes the critical importance of early childhood years, arguing that poverty renders children helpless and vulnerable to neglect, poor nutrition, and inadequate care, which ultimately hampers their physical and mental development. He paints a vivid picture of the desperation faced by the children of the working class, highlighting their struggles with hunger and chronic underfeeding and calling for urgent reforms to address their plight. Through his lens, Spargo aims to evoke empathy and compel societal action to alleviate the suffering of these children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Spargo, John, 1876-1966

Author of introduction, etc.: Hunter, Robert, 1874-1942

EBook No.: 57125

Published: May 9, 2018

Downloads: 250

Language: English

Subject: Child labor

Subject: Child welfare

LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.