Question

Factories and mills in the early nineteenth century employed women and children as well as men. Mark the statement if it is true about women and children in factories and mills.
a. Most of the workers in cotton mills were women and children.
b. The number of hours children could work was severely restricted.
c. Children could not work in factories or mills until they were twelve years of age.
d. Women and children earned a fraction of what men were paid.

Answer 1

The true statements from the paragraph above is that a)Most of the workers in cotton mills were women and children. However, this is not to erase the fact that men equally worked in these types of factories. There were no workers' rights, meaning that children did not have restricted hours, nor was there an age limit on who was able to work in the factory. Women and children earned the same wage as men.

Answer 2

The correct answers are

a. Most of the workers in cotton mills were women and children.

d. Women and children earned a fraction of what men were paid.