Factory Girl

1. The author, Leslie Chang, contends that “the history of a family begins when a person leaves home”. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Tell why, and then give examples from your own life or from published material outside this book to defend your opinion. I agree with the statement “the history of a family begins when a person leaves home” . when Chang left rural tradition behind to make a new life for themselves in the city. The old rules no longer apply, traditional education and

A History of the Lancashire Cotton Industry and the Amalgamated Weaver’s Association, also researched women’s lives after being factory workers. “The epithet of “factory girl” was the most insulting that could be applied to a young woman, and the girls who had once been in a factory could never find employment elsewhere” (Document N) describes how being a “female factory worker” was the worst title one could

flourished. (“At the Clang”). Like with Lowell, girls from New England flocked to mills and factories in search of a better life and new opportunities. (“At the Clang”). Although some may claim that factory life was a negative experience and hurt the mill girls, it is clear that the Industrial Revolution impacted the lives of American workers in a positive way, for they gained more independence, stood up for their rights, and,

After the 1800’s, the United States economy began to change drastically through industrialization, big cities, and factories. All of these changes greatly affected daily life, labor norms, and trade. There were new technologies in people’s lives that helped the way they communicated and travelled. Factories produced items faster and big cities led to more money, and more opportunities. The government gave support to the market revolution in the ways they were capable of doing so to help facilitate

Should workers sign a petition? The book, Lyddie, written by Katherine Paterson, is about a girl named Lyddie who lived in the 1700’s, working in the factories. In the factories, the workers were forced to endure the poor environment and a lack of safety working with the machines. Also the workers were under paid, had long working hours, and the atrocious, dissatisfactory, and lousy living conditions that were unacceptable. However, signing a petition could help improve work areas and protect workers’

danger to environments, harsh working hours, and child labor. One of the negative effects during the Industrial Revolution was consequently the amount of pollution being produced. “In the Encarta Industrial factory drawing” (Document 3) it shows a high amount of pollution coming out of the factory chimneys, therefore was the main cause of bad air quality. Consequently

largest textile factories were built in Lowell, and with so many new technological changes the city soon, became a large factory town. For example the sewing machine, and the new main source of energy steam power, but also new advance in transportation helped to expand markets all throughout the United States. The invention of the sewing machine had a huge impact on

mills of Lowell, Massachusetts changed the lives of young girls throughout. During the Industrial Revolution, young girls and women worked in mills to earn pay while men worked in factories. The conditions, schedules, wages, and lifestyle of a mill girl had its pros and cons. From different accounts and documents; some girls liked the style of a mill girl and others suffered. But through the pain a mill girl might have suffered, being a mill girl was beneficial. It had an economical, social, and technological

created in 1846, two separate images depict a model welfare institution for orphaned girls and boys in Germany during the early years of industrialization. Both images portray a glorified view of the Bourgeoisie, who were owners of the means of production, and the Proletariat, members of the working class. These two social classes propelled the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The two images titled Orphaned Girls and Boys in a Welfare Institution, present an idealized situation of the Industrial Revolution

The mass production of things affected the skills of the workers because they were no longer doing multiple things in factories. The workers specialized in one part of the process because of the use of assembly lines. Therefore, they didn 't have the skills that they would 've had if each person did everything or more than one things. Therefore, they got paid less as a result