I know it has to do something with the Lowell Mills and the women and children that worked there but I can't find out why?...or is it a on your own question?
2007-02-12 09:36:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I'll guess--they could pay them less. Also, the men already had jobs working on farms. Often they recruited the farmers' daughters and housed them in dormatories with strict rules (so their parents would let them go).
2007-02-12 09:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by Maryfrances 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the lowell mills were where women worked... they were easy cheap labor usually they were in dire need of money for families and needed to work...
2007-02-12 14:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by stacyr201 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of smaller size and greater dexterity, they were able to reach in and around the moving machine parts better than men. Recall that in those days there were no workplace safety laws, and many employees got various body parts caught in, crushed, or torn off by machinery that was not designed with their safety in mind.
The fact that women and children are psychologically easier to push around didn't hurt anything, as far as the management was concerned.
2007-02-12 09:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women and children were selected to work in factories because they would work for lower pay then men would
2007-02-12 09:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probibly due to a war... it depends on the time period. since i dont know when the time period is this isn't of much help im sure.
2007-02-12 10:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by Miller Lite Team Captain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were victims of strong arm tactics !!!!
2007-02-12 09:39:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋