How were the goals of Terence C Powderly's Knights of Labor different from the goals of Samuel Gompers' American Federation of Labor?

Answer 1

The industrial revolution had placed many women in the work force. In sewing and textile factories women in the 1870's in the US were numerous employees working under bad conditions with low pay. The new and different labor union was the Knights of Labor. Most labor unions were dominated by male workers. In the 1870's, however, women comprised over ten percent of the Knights of Labor.

Answer 2

The Knights advocated broad changes in society, while the AFL focused on specific workers' issues