Question

2. Describe working conditions for laborers in factories.

Answer 1

3: One of the major impacts of the Industrial Revolution was the effect it had on the lives of women. Women have always been seen as less and worthless unlike men who have always been seen as more superior. Because of this, men denied the rights to women. During the Industrial Revolution, women had a more difficult lifestyle in comparison to the men. Women were not valued the same as men in the workplace, and were often paid much less than men.  For example, while male British industrial workers were often paid about 10 shillings per week, women were paid half that. Along with poor pay, women were also subjected to horrible conditions in the workplace. While women were often used as domestic workers in the homes of the wealthy, they also worked in the factories and mines. For example, a common job for women in a coal mine was to haul carts of coal up mine shafts. The woman would have the cart full of coal attached to her waist by a strap and she would be expected to haul it through the narrow space. The work was tiring and dangerous. In some factories, they hired children because they were cheap, worked hard, and could do some jobs that adults couldn't do. In some cases, the businesses treated the children no better than slaves. They kept them locked up and forced them to work long hours. In other cases, the businesses felt they were helping the children out by feeding them and keeping them from starving.

4: The industrial revolutions impact on the world was that it had launched the world economy into an uncontrollable situation, in which individuals had access to a much wider variety of goods and services given to them by businesses. The strike the event had on the worker’s life was not necessarily a good or bad thing.