It was closer in time, and younger. It was more just a “when ever they mature and seem old enough” thong rather than a specific age. Which meant some 12 year olds had jobs, some 14 year olds were going off to war, or serving on ships.
Here’s an example of how mature some people thought kids were in 1910 or so:
It was closer in time, and younger. It was more just a “when ever they mature and seem old enough” thong rather than a specific age. Which meant some 12 year olds had jobs, some 14 year olds were going off to war, or serving on ships.
Here’s an example of how mature some people thought kids were in 1910 or so:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Abernathy_and_Temple_Abernathy