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Family, Literacy, and Skill Training in the Antebellum South: Historical-Longitudinal Evidence from Charleston

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Using individual measures of adult and child literacy, this article examines human capital acquisition in one Southern city, Charleston, 1790–1840. White adult literacy rates differed greatly by sex and class and rose gradually over time. Mothers played a critical role in human capital transmission in early childhood and long after children had left their care. Both relatively recent literacy acquisition and early childhood family structure influenced the occupation to which children were apprenticed. These results are consistent with present-day studies that trace sources of adult well-being back into childhood.

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  • Murray, John E., 2004. "Family, Literacy, and Skill Training in the Antebellum South: Historical-Longitudinal Evidence from Charleston," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(3), pages 773-799, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:64:y:2004:i:03:p:773-799_00
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    1. Foreman-Peck, James, 2011. "The Western European marriage pattern and economic development," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 292-309, April.
    2. Foreman-Peck, James & Zhou, Peng, 2014. "The Rise of the English Economy 1300-1900: A Lasting Response to Demographic Shocks," Cardiff Economics Working Papers E2014/3, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section.
    3. Evan Leonard, 2014. "Middle Ground: Uniting City, Farm, and Nature with Diverse Agroecosystems," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 73(5), pages 1007-1134, November.
    4. James Foreman‐Peck & Peng Zhou, 2018. "Late marriage as a contributor to the industrial revolution in England," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 71(4), pages 1073-1099, November.

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