How Were Women Affected by Working in Factories?

During the industrial revolution, “wage slaves” worked in factories. These factories had horrible working conditions. The workers were forced to work thirteen or fourteen hours a day. They would be slaves if they weren’t getting paid – hence the name “wage slaves”. There were young children and adults, all of them women. The women didn’t know that what went on in the factories was wrong. They didn’t like The conditions at all, but …

…in proportion to the distance.”(Reading 4). The women were lied to in order to persuade them to leave their homes. In conclusion, the women were all naïve. They all thought it was normal to work thirteen hours a day, while breathing unhealthy air, and having no freedom at all. The employers thought it would save money to just pay uneducated women and children low wages, than to buy a bunch of slaves (greedy punks!).