Because they were poor? :/
Life for poor women in 1912 was very difficult. They only served the purpose of providing cheap labor to the well-off families.
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Life for the poor in 1912 was very tough to go through. They didn't have much money, not enough food and were often treated like they were dirt. They always were on the last of the popularity line and were staged as "third class".
In 1912 life was very hard for many people economically people were poor and everyone had less food and resources , businesses went bad and life was hard Also for women they had to work in factories also cocaine/coke was legal. The titanic also sank which was a very tragic and bad event.
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The cast of The Ladder of Life - 1912 includes: Leland Benham Harry Benham as The Poor Man, as an Adult James Cruze
The Poor Relation - 1912 was released on: USA: 29 January 1912
Poor Jimmy - 1912 was released on: USA: 22 February 1912
The Blood of the Poor - 1912 was released on: USA: 1 January 1912
life was hard
A Poor Excuse That Worked - 1912 was released on: USA: 6 January 1912
Poor Jones' Vacation - 1912 was released on: USA: 23 December 1912