Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

"One of the most dangerous occupations on the railroads was that of a brakeman, who had this perilous ... a cold," according to one report from the 1870s. Many had likely contracted byssinosis ...

In the early 20th century, deadly conditions on the job killed thousands of US workers yearly. Railways and mines were dangerous, but so were factories and mills. Photos from the era show just how ...

However, a long-running campaign by various women's groups led in 1870 to the Married Women's Property Act. This allowed any money which a woman earned to be treated as her own property, and not her ...