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The female factory was a place where convict women worked to sew and manufacture clothing and material items by carding wool, weaving, using spinning wheels, and working on whatever other machines were used for manufacturing textiles. It held up to about 175 women, many of them girls as well. It was purely for work, and not designed as sleeping quarters, but if one of the women had committed an offence, she was required to spend the night in there as well, on the floor among the wool. They had no mattress or bedding.
When the second Female factory was built, it housed women for accommodation, and it also served as their workplace. Often, women had to stay in the female factories until they were sent to other locations such as Van Diemen's Land or Bathurst. It was a rather demoralising situation for the women.
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∙ 9y agoConvict female factory women were the convict women who, for various reasons, did spend time in a convict female factory.
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What types of jobs did the poor do in the Victorian times?
Sure, in factories Sure, in factories
What work did a piecer do in Victorian times?
they worked in factories and mended thread.
Was James Cook a convict?
No. James Cook was never a convict. It was upon his recommendation that New South Wales be settled as a convict colony.
A convict prison on the Tasman peninsula?
The convict prison on the Tasman Peninsula is Port Arthur.
What most members of Congress in 1900 were concerned about?
Bringing factories to their districts
What kind of work do convict women do?
Convict women in some places were hired out as domestic servants, worked in factories or did laundry and needlework. They were typically assigned to tasks considered suitable for their gender and physical abilities.
Did Elizabeth Hayward the youngest convict to enter Australia get married?
Elizabeth Hayward was not the youngest convict to enter Australia. She was the youngest female convict. The youngest convict was John Hudson, just nine years old. Elizabeth Hayward was married twice. Her husbands were William Nicholls, and then George Collins.
What types of jobs did the poor do in the Victorian times?
Sure, in factories Sure, in factories
What preserved historical evidence do you have about the female factories?
Patient files, closed down factories and asylums, descendants of patients, letters, diarys
Solution of air pollution from factories?
the goverment cut down on factories opening times.
Should you move the male or female convict fish after thay mate?
No, convicts will both protect the nest.
What is it true or false in medieval times countries grew rich from the goods produced by their factories?
There were no factories in the Middle Ages.
Where were catapults built in medieval times?
They were built in catapult factories.
What is the prefix of ex-convict?
The
What was the three classes in female factories?
the good class the bad class the smelly class (the middle one)
What work did a piecer do in Victorian times?
they worked in factories and mended thread.
What can be inferred from the information in this reading passageThe convict was hungry.The convict did not like Pip.The convict knew the other man.The convict had a low pain tolerance?
The convict knew the other man.
