WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1830 and 1860, women remained a key labor force for this growing industry. Mill superintendents paid recruiters to circulate through northern New England and to bring suitable young women to work in their mills.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. in the mid-1800s, some women went to work in factories alongside their families, sometimes with their children. In 1840, 10% of women had jobs outside the home, and by 1850 that number increased to 15%.

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).