USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Compared to today, workers were extremely vulnerable during the Gilded Age. As workers moved away from farm work to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks. Children and women worked in factories and generally received lower pay than men.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gilded Age’s two most important movements were the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by Philadelphia garment cutters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through settlement houses and other urban social work, reformers aided workers and their families and entreated employers to eliminate dangerous working conditions and other abuses. Muckraking journalists and others gave nation‑wide publicity to accidents and unsafe conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.