Women During The Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution was the transition to the new manufacturing process in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. The Industrial Revolution was a very difficult time because there were many injuries and people fighting for their survival. They always made sure they worked so they could have heat in the house , supper on the table and the bills paid. They had many injuries such as , breaking bones , amputations , hair catching , and bruises.

The working conditions for the men, women, and children were terrible during the Industrial Revolution. As factories were being built, businesses were in need of workers. With a long line of people willing to work, employers could set as low as they wanted to, because people wanted to get paid. Life for men, women, and children during the industrial revolution was quite different to the way they could live today. Women would get would get less money than men because they were so called ‘unreliable’. Children as young as six-years old worked hard for little

The also worked in the coal lines. For some, the industrial revolution provided independent wages, mobility and a poor standard of living. Which meant they were getting treated like crap. In particular, one group that has been little considered in the written histories of industrialization recently is women. So for the men, they worked in hazardous workplaces, and “that meant they were getting paid more than the women”. There isn't any safe regulations so the “men could die since there were no safety regulations”. They also work long hours and barely get paid, but more than the woman and children. Most people lived in small villages and farmed and raised animals or worked as craft people. The industrial revolution brought a greater volume and variety of factory- production goods, However life for the poor and working classes continued to the filled with