Question

“Major changes swept industries with the coming of machines, Machines could be worked by even unskilled persons. Thus, skilled artisans were no longer required. In their place, a large number of women and children were employed and made to work for meager wages.” 

Discuss the hardships faced by women and child laborers during the industrial revolution.

Answer 1

1. Conditions had often been toxic and dangerous. 

2. Women face abuse and discrimination. 

3. Women were paid less than men. 

4. Child labour also worked more than 12 hours a day. 

5. Children were often faced with difficulties and workplace abuses. 

6. In mines, factories or other workplaces, kids would work in hot and hazardous conditions for low wage rates and that for long exhausting hours. 

7. The factories and mines were unsafe and demanding places to work.