Did the industrial revolution improve conditions for women?
No, the industrial revolution did not improve living conditions for women. The women had to work very hard, for long hours to receive payment. They often had to work in dangerous conditions. Even though, they worked at their speed and managed good, that didn't increase their income. Women always got paid the least. The factories that they worked in were very dirty and unsafe. In these factories and mines, working-class women shared all the hardships common to the rest of the working class. They pulled carts loaded with coal through tiny underground mine shafts and did all sorts of hard, dirty work in the textile industry. Not all women lived in such poverty, but a majority did.
Please add to this if you have more information, thanks
2 answers