In 1840 some factories in Lowell, Massachusetts, employed more than 8,000 young women during the industrial revolution in the United States. This brought many changes in the United States, "The Lowell mills were the first hint of the industrial revolution to come in the United States.” (www.gilderlehrman.org). Industrial corporations commonly hired young women between the ages of seven, fifteen, and twenty-four years old.
Nevertheless, many women thought that working in factories would benefit them by improving their way of living or simply to help someone. "During the early period, women came to the mills of their own accord, for various reasons: to help a brother pay for college, for the educational opportunities offered at Lowell, or to earn a supplementary income for themselves."(www.wikipedia.org). In addition, women felt proud of themselves because they had a job like men do. This allowed women to develop their skills and to realize that women do not have to stay at home all day taking care of their children. “For many of the mill girls, employment brought a sense of …show more content…
As a result, this made the women discover that they also have the potential that men have and that they should be treated equally. "Many women joined the broader American labor movement, to protest the dramatic social changes being brought by the Industrial Revolution." (www.wikipedia.org). These protests became mass and more and more people supported the young women. Therefore, in 1845 the first union of working women was formed in the United States. "The Association adopted a newspaper called the Voice of Industry, in which workers published sharp critiques of the new industrialism. The Voice stood in sharp contrast to other literary magazines published by female operatives, such as the Lowell Offering, which painted a sanguine picture of life in the mills."
Nevertheless, many women thought that working in factories would benefit them by improving their way of living or simply to help someone. "During the early period, women came to the mills of their own accord, for various reasons: to help a brother pay for college, for the educational opportunities offered at Lowell, or to earn a supplementary income for themselves."(www.wikipedia.org). In addition, women felt proud of themselves because they had a job like men do. This allowed women to develop their skills and to realize that women do not have to stay at home all day taking care of their children. “For many of the mill girls, employment brought a sense of …show more content…
As a result, this made the women discover that they also have the potential that men have and that they should be treated equally. "Many women joined the broader American labor movement, to protest the dramatic social changes being brought by the Industrial Revolution." (www.wikipedia.org). These protests became mass and more and more people supported the young women. Therefore, in 1845 the first union of working women was formed in the United States. "The Association adopted a newspaper called the Voice of Industry, in which workers published sharp critiques of the new industrialism. The Voice stood in sharp contrast to other literary magazines published by female operatives, such as the Lowell Offering, which painted a sanguine picture of life in the mills."