HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They did the work better than men
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They were more submissive than men
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They were cheaper than men
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They wanted to work more than the men
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Detailed explanation-1: -Factory owners preferred to employ women and children over men because they could be made to work in poor working conditions for lower wages than men. For a certain work, if men were paid 25 shillings, then women were paid 7 shillings and children 1 shilling. Spinning and weaving factories depended on women.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the use of machinery spread, and fewer workers were needed, industrialists preferred to employ women and children who would be less agitated about their poor working conditions and work for lower wages than men. They were employed in large numbers in the cotton textile industry in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is A They worked for lower wages.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women workers were appreciated in factories because they were “adept at working in small spaces and remaining focused while preforming repetitive tasks” (Partners at Winning the War). The factories that produced war goods “paid higher wages, which attracted many women” (American Women in WWII).
Detailed explanation-5: -To find workers for their mills in early Lowell, the textile corporations recruited women from New England farms and villages. These “daughters of Yankee farmers” had few economic opportunities, and many were enticed by the prospect of monthly cash wages and room and board in a comfortable boardinghouse.