The Industrial Revolution : The World Into The Forward And Advanced World We Live

Industrialization took place earlier in the western countries than the other parts of the world. Through the introduction of machines that made work easier in the industries, employment was no longer a man’s thing and women found an opportunity to work (Carlin 318). The revolution created a shortage in labor and textile factories absorbed young single ladies from the rural areas. The

When manufacturing plants started booming, they found business. Women became valuable factory workers because of their ability to complete complex tasks in the work place. Also, having willingness to labor for an inexpensive pay rate because they were in need boosted their chances of employment. In fact, employers needed them and were happy at the fact that they weren 't too costly to hire. In the document, Morals of Manufactures (1837), it states, “Many of the girls are in the factories because they have too much pride for domestic service.”(Chapter 9 Page 223) As stated before, women were looked over as far being capable of anything else other than a house wife and or mother. Some women worked for pay, as well as to prove that they were more than what society labeled them. This allowed women to make their own money and not be forced to completely live off their husbands. Also, this gave women a freedom and sensibility to become more independent.

The industrial revolution was not only technological revolution but a social one that would lie foundation that would grow the word “revolution” exponentially. The industrial revolution brought with it change, whether that change was positive or negative is questionable however it did change the world as it was known. In both England and the United States of America strong industrial revolutions struck, the revolutions would change roles in the household and society for both women and me and the ideologies held about gender roles. In both countries effected by the revolution, industrialization challenged religion and authority, the impact of which can still be seen today.

The Industrial Revolution took place in the 19th century. The revolution significantly impacted American culture and marked its growth. The industrial revolution changed all aspects of American life such as the political, economical, and societal life. It was an era when America changed from agricultural to industrial, and when society became urbanized. When the revolution started factories, and mass production was in place. Mass production created a need for an unskilled labor force. People began to transition from the suburbs into the cities to get jobs. The Industrial Revolution saw an increase of women and immigrants in the workforce. The revolution also established the United States as the foremost industrial power, because of the sentiment

Many people had different perspectives on the idea of the working women during the Industrial Revolution. A portion of people had concerns for women’s equality in the workplace, some didn’t trust the women because they considered them as dishonest and finally, men started to prefer a wife that works outside the home.

In pre-Industrial Revolution America and Britain, women and girls performed much of the labor necessary for the survival for the small household, including the manufacture of yarn, cloth, candles, and food. By 1790, the availability of water-powered machinery such as spinning frames and carding machines enabled industrial magnates to substitute power tools for women's hand labor in the manufacture of cloth. Similar inventions made homemade candles, jellies, and similar labor-intensive products obsolete.

Women during the Industrialization were given specific jobs in factories that were not performed by males. For example, in document 5, an illustration shows how women were employed to transfer the coal from the mines to the surface, or haul coal to the shafts. Both occupations were refused to be performed by males. Another example would be in Document 2, where a journalist reported the working facility of female textile workers. Its stated that the female work of carpet weavers should not be underrated, but yet acknowledged. Despite the difficulty of the job, they were still distinct

The Women’s Rights Movement is very popular, and tracing back through the extensive history of all the powerful women the world has had, we learn that one important starting point was during the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution is was “the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840 (Powell 2017).” The revolution introduced new ways of manufacturing and selling goods. New machinery, ways of thinking, and factories were prevalent during this time period- as well as the introduction of women working in large-scale locations. Before

The Industrial Revolution that took place throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries had major effects which influenced every aspect of society and life such as, urbanization, imperialism and nationalism. The industrial revolution had an unfathomable effect on shaping the modern world to what it is today. Before the revolution, society revolved around farming and agriculture. There were only two social classes, the nobility and the working class. Little did they know, that their lives were about to change dramatically and continue changing for the next generations to come.

The Industrial Revolution set people away from farms and small villages and moved them to cities and towns because of the job opportunities that arose in the cities. The Industrial Revolution not only helped people move along in the late 1700s and early 1800s but also it has made the people what they are today. During the Industrial Revolution, the movement from an agrarian society to an industrial one reshaped the roles of families, widen the gap between classes, and led to the developments in communication, transportation, and other scientific fields that completely changed humanity.

This was the beginning of the industrial age and a new age of women working for themselves. Women having jobs in this era gave them a sense of independence and freedom to get out of the house to perform labor in exchange for money.

Firstly, the Industrial Revolution affected women in the working and poor classes by allowing them to work in factories and mills. Before this time, women in the working class were primarily working unpaid jobs such as cooking and cleaning around the house for the family, but the industrial revolution gave women the chance to be paid and work outside of their homes (Frader, “Effects of the Industrial Revolution”, BCP). Most women obtained jobs in the textile industry. According to Dr. Christopher Wells, a professor of U.S cultural history at Macalester University, explained that ,“The town of Lowell, MA, for example, was incorporated in 1826 and soon hosted over 30 different mills.” (Wells, “Industrializing Women”, Teaching History). In the Lowell Mills, women expected to work at least thirteen hour days of constant and tiring labor in which women accounted for three-fourths of the workers in the mill. (Wells, “Industrializing Women”, Teaching History). Women factory workers typically made around $3.00 to $3.50 per week which was much greater than most women could earn in their hometowns (Dublin, “Women and

One of the fields of work that women stepped into during the industrial revolution were writing and being authors of various literature and articles, because they were empowered by the woman 's entrance into the work place, and inspired by the bad work conditions they were forced to work in (NWHM, 2007). Another field was direct work in the factories, women had smaller hands and arms than the men working in the factories with machinery did, so women were hired for their ability to get in between machines, if necessary, to do maintenance that men could not do because of their size. Women were hired for the reason that they would work for less pay than men would as well, because at the time of this industrial revolution, it was not seen as a big deal for women to be treated with equal wages to men, as they were new to the job field that was not staying in the home and taking care of the small children, keeping house, and relying on their husbands for bringing home money (Tilly, 1994).

“I shall not stay here… Up before day, at the clang of a bell and out the mill by the bell - just as though we were so many living machines” (Hopkinson 37). Many girls, between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, worked at textile mills during the Industrial Revolution for eleven to twelve hours a day, with little time to catch their breath and fresh air. The Industrial Revolution started in Europe in the eighteenth century and spread to America during the nineteenth century. Eli Whitney’s invention of interchangeable parts and mass production helped lead the American Industrial Revolution, which started after the War of 1812 and peaked during the 1870’s. During this time period, many factories, mills, and factory cities were constructed, one of which was Lowell, Massachusetts, and employed women because their salaries were lower and therefore cost less. The conditions of the mills and boarding houses that the girls lived in were unpleasant and crowded, and they could easily become ill. Eventually, after the height of the Industrial Revolution, women fought for their rights and better conditions in their workplaces. The Industrial Revolution changed women’s roles in society, as it made jobs that were filled by girls, put them in challenging settings, and united them to work for change in the workforce.

The Industrial Revolution was an age of mechanization—businesses were moving away from completing tasks by hand, and instead were moving towards utilizing specialized equipment. Many of these machines were, as stated by Deborah Simonton in her book A History of European Women’s Work, “built to be operated by people with the hands, height, and weight of an average male (144 Simonton).” Spinning was one such occupation that was mechanized, and in her book Gender, Work, and Wages in the Industrial Revolution, Joyce Burnett states that “…before the arrival of machinery, spinning… employ[ed] all the women in certain areas. What had been a valued skill for most women suddenly became worthless as the jenny, water frame, and mule replaced hand spinning” (122 Burnette). Women who had once been employed were forced from their work as machines took over that were only operable by men, and this often left them without adequate means to support themselves or their families.