"Extra! Extra! Read All About It!" was a common cry from boys and girls peddling newspapers on city corners all across America. Learn about the newsboys who filled the streets of Salt Lake City.
Rightly or wrongly, others often see our work as defining who we are, and prize some occupations over others. Meet George Goddard, who spent three years traveling Utah and collecting waste.
When she came to Utah to support striking coal miners, the Deseret News described her as a "vulgar, heartless, and vicious creature." Learn about the "Miner's Angel," labor organizer "Mother" Jones.
Learn about a variety of jobs done by Utahns at the turn of the twentieth century, and think about how jobs have changed -- or not -- over the last 100 years.