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Single women were hired in textile factories in the 19th and early 20th centuries for several reasons. However, the main reasons were they were likely dexterous and able to work long hours.
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Most of the workers in textile factories in the 1820s were?
Young girls.
Which is a reason that women were frequently hired to work in the factories?
The factories could pay women lower wages than they could pay men.
Why did girls work in textile mills?
Textile mills hired women because they did not have to pay them near as much as men. Children were hired because of their tiny hands that could fit into machinery to fix issues, which lead to many injuries and deaths.
What were some jobs in the romantic period?
Over time, people began working in factories more often than working in their own homes, with the textile industry being the first one to move the majority of jobs into factories. Factories hired a large number of women and children. There was a prevalent belief that everyone should be self-reliant and that everyone could become successful by working hard and saving money. Skilled workers sometimes had paid holidays. To be considered a member of the middle class, a family had to have at least one servant.
Workers in early Massachusetts textile mills were?
mostly young single women from the new england countryside..
Because of labor shortage during war war one US factories hired more than 1 million what?
Women workers.
What made the Lowell factories unique?
The Lowell (Lowel) factories in Lowell, Massachusetts had women textile workers in the 19th century, which made them unique. One social effect caused by this include a form of labor agitation.
The waltham or Lowell system of textile manufacturing primarily employed?
Young, single women recruited from the farms of northern New England.
How much did women make working in textile mill?
A Women makes upto $9 per hour working in a textile mill.
How much did women make working in the textile mills?
A Women makes upto $9 per hour working in a textile mill.
Did men and women work in factories in the 1900s?
Yes men and women worked in factories
In factories today do men or women get higher paying jobs?
Women because alot of the factories have creative jobs.
