The Dawn Of A New Day Analysis

In summary of The Dawn of a New Day: The Effect of World War I on the Entrance of Black Women in Industry, before World War I few black women were employed, however during the war many factories lost many men and women, and as a result employment became much easier because employment bureaus were looking for any cheap source of labor. At the time many African Americans were leaving the southern states such as Florida and migrated to larger urban areas such as Detroit, Chicago, New York City, and Cincinnati. African Americans migrated to the more urban areas because of an agricultural depression, low wages for farm labor, poor housing conditions, bad working conditions, lack of educational facilities, and inequality in law enforcement. During …show more content…
Women who worked the machines held the highest wages, and I believe it was because of the gruesome working conditions. There came many health hazards from working in the factories such as fumes, gases, temperature of the rooms, and the risk of harming or injuring yourself. Also the factories were very poor ventilated, so the workers had to inhale very bad toxic fumes which was very harmful for their health. The overall working conditions for black women ran low not only because of the health hazards, but because the factories had only adequate sanitary equipment and poor toilet facilities. The working conditions were so bad in the factories, special attention was given to the failed industrial establishments. They provided chairs for women who worked eight or nine hours a day suffering from backaches and fatigue. New compensation laws began to take effect in March 1921, which were designed to help prevent industrial accidents. The laws required that any injured employees who needed medical or surgical care will be compensated. Black women worked many long hours, however by the end of the 1920s federal legislation required that the industries were to limit the working hours for all