Women in IR
What was the traditional role of women before the Industrial Revolution?
Doing domestic work and raising children
Where did most immigrants come from?
Europe
Why did many families leave rural farming areas and move to cities?
New machines reduced the need for farm labor
Which industry employed many women during the Industrial Revolution?
Textile industry and coal mines
Push Factor
War or violence
Poverty or lack of jobs
What were the two types of inspection process?
Medical and Legal
Who earned the lowest wages during the Industrial Revolution?
Children
What type of physical work did women often do in coal mines?
Pulling or pushing heavy coal carts
Pull Factor
Better job opportunities
Freedom and rights
What immigrants had to exchange before leaving Ellis Island.
Money
Why did many women begin working in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
To earn money and support their families
What is the term for the movement focused on women gaining equal rights, including the right to vote?
Feminism / Women’s Suffrage
The room called where immigrants gathered when they reached Ellis Island.
What is the Great Hall
The reason that people came to America.
A better life
Most European immigrants passed through this point:
Ellis Island
What did women organize for?
Better working conditions
Shorter hour
Better pay
What were some advantages for women
Women could earn money, sometimes helping support their families
Some women gained independence
The famous landmark that most immigrants first spotted when sailing to America was.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Made your chances better of passing through Ellis Island quickly.
Being rich, wealthy, good health, and educated
Happened to families when arrived at Ellis Island
Families were separated
What were some disadvantages for women
Long hours (10–14 hours a day)
Very low pay (less than men)
Unsafe machines and unhealthy factories
No child care, so families suffered