Newsboys in the Streets: Social Reform and Childhood in Mexico City During the Late Porfiriato, 1884–1910

A number of scholars have treated newsboys as victims following the abolition of press juries after President Porfirio Díaz muzzled the press. This article turns our attention to how the popular mythology of the Mexican "entrepreneurial newsboy" shaped Mexico City's licensing scheme....

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Published in:Journal of the history of childhood and youth 2020-10, Vol.13 (3), p.384-406
Main Author: Nieto, Carlos Zúñiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
20th century
Administrative Policy
Attendance
Children & youth
Cities
City Government
Compulsory Education
Correctional Rehabilitation
Councils
Criminals
Editing
Educational Change
Educational Legislation
Federal Legislation
Females
Girls
Labor Conditions
Law enforcement
Legislation
Licensing
Males
Mythology
Newspaper industry
Printed Materials
Social Action
Victims of Crime
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Summary:A number of scholars have treated newsboys as victims following the abolition of press juries after President Porfirio Díaz muzzled the press. This article turns our attention to how the popular mythology of the Mexican "entrepreneurial newsboy" shaped Mexico City's licensing scheme. This article argues that the ideology of the entrepreneurial newsboy in Mexico City led to the immediate establishment of lodging houses while reinforcing the legal exclusion of newsboys from workers' labor protections. It furthermore shows that newsboys mobilized against the city lawmakers' emergent ideology and its enforceable legislation before they were co-opted by the Mexican state.
ISSN:1939-6724
1941-3599
1941-3599
DOI:10.1353/hcy.2020.0071