Men
Name one job field that men occupied in the industrial revoltion
Name 2 examples of jobs women had in the revolution
Textile mills, teaching
What type of wage were children paid? (Don't overthink)
Minimum
How were factories lit?
Poorly
It was dangerous to work in the industrial environment for men and women?
True
What were the working hours of men
14-16
How many days a week did women work
6 days
What were the hours of work for children?
14-16 hours
poor, diseases
An example of a job women had to complete was working in textile mills
Men were viewed as the ______ for the family
Provider of income
How were women paid for piecework?
Per piece
By 1870, child labor numbers were at
750000
Women were allowed to not work in factories, but also make piece work at _____ (don't overthink)
False
Why were coal mines high risk jobs? Name 2 reasons
-Poor ventilation
- Harsh chemicals
Women were expected to _________ and ______________
(DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXACT)
Take care of household chores and suppor their family financially
Which job area was the most prone for kidnapping and trafficking?
Street trades
What made coal mines so dangerous?
Poor ventilation, dangerous chemicals, cave ins
Children were not allowed to help parents out with work
False, since women were paid per piece, women also asked their children to help out.
Men worked with iron, _______ and basically all type of metal.
Copper
Teaching was on high demand because of the ..
Expansion of public education
Why were children more targeted by employers?
They were cheap and easy to manipulate
Name 2 examples of diseases that spread during the industrial revolution in the factories
cholera, typhoid,typhus, small pox
Women who worked in the textile mills had larger salaries compared to men because of the fact they also were expected to take care of the house.
Women who worked in textile mills were forced to do repetitive machinery work, and were excluded from higher paid roles/jobs