In the 19th century, debates about contract workers sorted immigrants into "natural" and "unnatural" categories.

As a member of the American Female Moral Reform Society (AFMRS), a group dedicated to preventing prostitution in cities in the early and mid-19th century ... for sex workers hoping to leave ...

By the mid-19th century, popular media depicted the “True Woman” as one who could competently ... The ringing of bells replaced the sun and seasons as signals for daily tasks. Company rules regulated ...

Workers and their families were housed in crowded flats or back-to-back houses. An engraving depicting the interior of a Dorchester labourer's cottage in the early 19th century. Poor living ...

Jenna Deep is an undergraduate at Dickinson College, double majoring in archaeology and history. Her historical interests ...

The phrase, which traces to 19th-century France, has become popular ... and whether it was contributing to the exploitation of workers, who often face verbal abuse, have little to no health ...