Women went to work in the New England textile mills because they needed money to survive in this changing job environment and support their families in any way they could. The Industrial Revolution changed the way clothes were made. Before the Industrial Revolution, small, hand-made clothes were made and sold in small shops. After the Industrial Revolution, big textile mills were made with looms to mass-produce clothing and fabric, so more jobs and opportunities were created. Most families before the Industrial Revolution lived on a farm. The fathers work on the farm to grow crops to feed the family, and the mothers take care of the house, like cooking, cleaning, and making clothing. The kids would help out where they were in need, sometimes
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In the early 1800s, 80% of workers in textile mills were women. A typical summer workday for these women starts at 4:40, wakes up, and starts working at 5:00. They would work 12–14 hours every day. Then at night they would eat dinner, socialize, and sleep with 4–8 women in a room with 2 beds. The jobs in the textile mills paid better than most other jobs, and they provided a living for the workers. The textile mills gave women work that paid well and helped them save money. A girl working in the factory is explaining how good they are, saying things like how they have liberties and how, “The wages of the factory girls are higher than those of females engaged in most other occupations”(Document B). This woman enjoys the factory experience because of the freedom and the pay. They have the freedom to leave any time they want. Most other common jobs for women, like teachers and seamstresses, were paid less than textile workers. A textile mill job is well-paying and engaging for women. Lucy Ann in 1873 was living in Vermont and working in a textile mill. She is proud of the money she has made saying “I have earned enough to school me for awhile”(Document …show more content…
Harriet Hanson Robinson and her mother worked in the mill because they thought, “The most prevailing incentive to labor was to secure the means of education for some male members of the family”(Document E). The job opportunities in the mill appealed to the women's needs. Family is important to Harriet. She values her father and brother, and she and her mother are working hard to pay for their education. Textile mills can help women make money so they can pay for education. Emeline Larcom and her three sisters worked at the textile mills to help their mother. After sending a good amount of money in the letter she sends to her mom she says, “I wish I could send you more”(Document D). Her mom helped her and her sisters out as a kid and she feels she has to help her. Her mother is having a financial problem and her and her sisters are helping out in any way they can. Textile mills provide jobs that help families make money. The New England textile mills were popular work options for women. The pay was great and it had many other benefits. The women also really wanted to help their family and this job filled the gap
In the early 1800s, 80% of workers in textile mills were women. A typical summer workday for these women starts at 4:40, wakes up, and starts working at 5:00. They would work 12–14 hours every day. Then at night they would eat dinner, socialize, and sleep with 4–8 women in a room with 2 beds. The jobs in the textile mills paid better than most other jobs, and they provided a living for the workers. The textile mills gave women work that paid well and helped them save money. A girl working in the factory is explaining how good they are, saying things like how they have liberties and how, “The wages of the factory girls are higher than those of females engaged in most other occupations”(Document B). This woman enjoys the factory experience because of the freedom and the pay. They have the freedom to leave any time they want. Most other common jobs for women, like teachers and seamstresses, were paid less than textile workers. A textile mill job is well-paying and engaging for women. Lucy Ann in 1873 was living in Vermont and working in a textile mill. She is proud of the money she has made saying “I have earned enough to school me for awhile”(Document …show more content…
Harriet Hanson Robinson and her mother worked in the mill because they thought, “The most prevailing incentive to labor was to secure the means of education for some male members of the family”(Document E). The job opportunities in the mill appealed to the women's needs. Family is important to Harriet. She values her father and brother, and she and her mother are working hard to pay for their education. Textile mills can help women make money so they can pay for education. Emeline Larcom and her three sisters worked at the textile mills to help their mother. After sending a good amount of money in the letter she sends to her mom she says, “I wish I could send you more”(Document D). Her mom helped her and her sisters out as a kid and she feels she has to help her. Her mother is having a financial problem and her and her sisters are helping out in any way they can. Textile mills provide jobs that help families make money. The New England textile mills were popular work options for women. The pay was great and it had many other benefits. The women also really wanted to help their family and this job filled the gap