Company Towns: 1880s to 1935
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Company Towns: 1880s to 1935

Saved by Lillian Sheng
... See moreHistorically, work looked very different. In the 1700s, approximately 90% of Americans were self-employed or engaged in family-owned trades or agriculture. Even by the early to mid-1800s, around 80-85% were independent artisans or farmers, continuing the tradition of self-employment. This dynamic began to shift dramatically with industrialization,
