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First childrens bookstore
John Newbery opened a bookstore in London where he sold books for children -
Child labor laws change
Children begin to learn how to read and write at school, which increased the number of books published. -
Department for children's books
The US publishing house of Macmillan created a department devoted to children's books. Louise Bechtel Seaman became head of the department. -
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Picture books began to develop
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The John Newbery award was established
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First women book editors
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's book editors at two separate companies. -
May Massee opens a children's department
May Massee moves to open her own children's book department. Other publishers began to open stores as well. -
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Children and young adult books become increasingly important and widespread.
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Harriet Rohmer establishes Children's Book Press
Children's Book Press was created to produce bilingual picture books that reflected diversity. -
Bishop finds starting news
Bishop found that only 3 to 4 percent of books published between 1990-1993 related to people of color. -
20th century and still little change
Books that related to minorities was still hard to find. Further, books that contained characters that were gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual were even more rare.