Question

How did industrialization in the United States during the 19th century impact women?(1 point)
Responses

Women experienced increased job opportunities in agriculture, leading to a decline in factory work.
Women experienced increased job opportunities in agriculture, leading to a decline in factory work.

Women were primarily excluded from industrial jobs and remained focused on domestic duties in rural areas.
Women were primarily excluded from industrial jobs and remained focused on domestic duties in rural areas.

Women were increasingly employed in factories, often under poor working conditions and for low wages.
Women were increasingly employed in factories, often under poor working conditions and for low wages.

Women gained the right to vote as a direct result of their involvement in factory labor.

Answer 1

Women were increasingly employed in factories, often under poor working conditions and for low wages.

Industrialization drew many women into wage labor (textile mills, garment factories), where they faced long hours, low pay, and unsafe conditions, prompting later labor reform and activism.