Tenements

Gilded Age Problems

By 60jocelyn

  • Child Labor

    Child Labor
    Kids were forced to work in low working conditions.

  • Illness

    Illness
    There was tons of outbreaks of yellow fever, malaria, etc.

  • Poor Working Conditions

    Poor Working Conditions
    There was horrible working conditions and workers got really low pay.

  • Tenement Housing

    Tenement Housing
    This was a problem because there was at least 7 people inside one small house and it was very crowded.