Marja Bergen

author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ

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Child labor in England – A life worth living, Part 14

Picture above – Coal miners   Child labor was especially common in the late 18th century, during the early years of the Industrial Revolution. The cities were overcrowded with people looking for work in the newly developed factories and mines. Poor sanitation, disease and pollution made them miserable places to live. Workers barely made enough […]

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The Industrial Revolution and Charles Dickens – A life worth living, Part 13

William Wilberforce was not the only person who developed a passion that he felt called to pursue. Every individual whose story is featured in this series had something they felt strongly about. And each of them was different from the others. For Wilberforce it was slavery. And for the next person we will look at—Charles […]

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