HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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They became more independent as they entered the work force and left the household.
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They became more dependent on the men since they were not allowed to work.
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Middle class women were forced to go to work to help support their families.
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Women stayed home to take care of their family since the men could make enough money to support them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -They joined the labor movement to improve working conditions and fought for the abolition of slavery. They also began to fight for women’s rights. Leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed groups to push for women’s right to vote during the Industrial Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Family dynamics, gender roles and demographics changed in response to industrialization. The industrial revolution orginally resulted in the domestication of women as men moved to jobs in separate spheres while women were expected to raise the children.
Detailed explanation-5: -The woman performs the role of wife, partner, organizer, administrator, director, re-creator, disburser, economist, mother, disciplinarian, teacher, health officer, artist and queen in the family at the same time. Apart from it, woman plays a key role in the socio-economic development of the society.