Carol Boyd Leon has written
“The Life of American Workers in 1915” for the February 2016 issue of the Monthly Labor Review, which is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A century ago in 1915 was when publication of the Monthly Labor Review started. It’s roughly when my grandparents were born. I confess that I’m a sucker for these kinds of historical comparisons: for me, it’s like a glimpse through a time machine. Here are some of the comparisons that caught my eye (with footnotes omitted throughout)…..