THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Men left for foreign wars.
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Women were able to work in factories to earn wages.
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Women were granted the right to vote.
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Raw materials were in high demand in factories.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because of this major boom in production, there was a need for cheap labor. This meant that both women and children entered the workforce, and they could be paid less than men. Women were paid a third of what men were paid, and children either made a tenth of what men were paid, or they worked only for room and board.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the availability of manufactured goods, a woman’s role as producer within the home was reduced. The household, and the women who made it a home, took on new meaning. The new role of women was to transform the home into a haven for the men who faced daily pressures and dangers in the work place.
Detailed explanation-3: -Outside of textiles, women were employed in potteries and paper factories, but not in dye or glass manufacture. Of the women who worked in factories, 16 percent were under age 13, 51 percent were between the ages of 13 and 20, and 33 percent were age 21 and over. On average, girls earned the same wages as boys.