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Edward Nicholas Clopper

1879–1953

A reform-minded writer and social worker, he wrote vividly about child labor and child welfare in the United States at a time when both were urgent public issues. His work brings together firsthand observation, public policy, and a strong concern for children’s lives.

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Child Labor in City Streets

Child Labor in City Streets

by Edward Nicholas Clopper

About the author

Edward Nicholas Clopper was an American writer, educator, and child-welfare advocate born in Cincinnati on January 1, 1879, and he died there on November 30, 1953. Reliable catalog and archival records connect him with a long career in social reform, especially through studies of child labor and welfare conditions in different states.

He is best known for books such as Child Labor in City Streets, Rural Child Welfare, and Child Welfare in Oklahoma. These works show a practical, investigative style: he gathered evidence, described conditions clearly, and wrote for readers who cared about education, labor reform, and the protection of children.

Sources found during research also describe him as being internationally known for child-welfare work and link him to university teaching in sociology and social administration. Even where details vary in depth, the overall picture is clear: he was one of those early twentieth-century authors whose writing was closely tied to public service and reform.