Why did mill owners hire mostly women and children?(1 point)
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No men were available for these jobs.
No men were available for these jobs.
Owners could pay them half of what they would have to pay men.
Owners could pay them half of what they would have to pay men.
Men were gone fighting in a war overseas
Men were gone fighting in a war overseas
They felt sorry for them because they were living in poverty
They felt sorry for them because they were living in poverty
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Owners could pay them half of what they would have to pay men.
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