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The Daily Life of A Female Factory Worker In The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was an era of progress in transportation, industry, and communication that began in England. The textile industries formed the largest manufacturing sector in industry, and women influenced all its major branches in the highest productivity industry; hence their industrial contribution has not been adequately acknowledged (DOC 1). Unfortunately, the Industrial Revolution’s impact on populating cities for the growth of industry led to unsanitary conditions and inequality for female factory workers because of the growing numbers of factories and factory workers in the industry. Even though the Industrial Revolution introduced machinery …show more content…
Women generally received one third or one half of the male wage rate(DOC 1A). Between female and male loom operators, older than 21, and living in Hyde, England at the height of the Industrial Revolution, men got 40 pence daily while women got 26 pence, nearly two thirds of the men’s wage rate (DOC 7). This consistent data evinces that undoubted substitution of female for male labour modified wage differentials. Likewise, women could only bear lower paying jobs in contrast to men who could be employed in higher-paying and higher-ranking jobs. Males in the Courtauld workforce in 1860 could be a mill manager that paid 1000 pounds per year, a carpenter for 14-21 shillings, and a watchman for 7-10 shillings. On the other hand, women in the Courtauld workforce could be employed as gauze examiners with a weekly wage of 10-11 shillings, a warper or a twister for 7-10 shillings, and drawers and doublers for 4-6 shillings a week (DOC 1B). This substantiates that women weren’t given the opportunity to have higher-ranking jobs and there was a significant wage gap between men and women therefore women were treated unjustly. Thus, there was gender inequality between men and women; and put women at a disadvantage in their employment and wage …show more content…
Many children worked the same long hours as their parents. In five English towns, nearly half of the female silk factory workers were under 16. In Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 96% was female, 4% was male, and 53% of females were under 16. In Somerset, 80% was female, 20% was male, and 39% consisted of females under 16. In the English town, Derbyshire, 63% of the population was female, 37% was comprised of male, and 35% was contained of females under 16 (DOC 3). This data demonstrates that the percentage of females under 16 exceeded the male population; therefore, child labor was manifest in factories. One girl’s testimony reveals the lives of the child factory workers. She says that their work day starts at 5:30 am and ends at 7 pm, twelve hours of work and that the youngest child is seven (DOC 10). This corroborates that many children, starting at a young age, work in a factory for long barbarous hours. The girl also mentions: “I can read a little; I can’t write. I used to go to school before I went to the mill;... I am sixteen.” (DOC 10). This attests that many children had to sacrifice school and play time to work in the factory to help with their family’s income. When the “little children don’t do their work right,” according to the testimony, William Crooke, the overlooker beats them. This shows that children were treated
The Daily Life of A Female Factory Worker In The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was an era of progress in transportation, industry, and communication that began in England. The textile industries formed the largest manufacturing sector in industry, and women influenced all its major branches in the highest productivity industry; hence their industrial contribution has not been adequately acknowledged (DOC 1). Unfortunately, the Industrial Revolution’s impact on populating cities for the growth of industry led to unsanitary conditions and inequality for female factory workers because of the growing numbers of factories and factory workers in the industry. Even though the Industrial Revolution introduced machinery …show more content…
Women generally received one third or one half of the male wage rate(DOC 1A). Between female and male loom operators, older than 21, and living in Hyde, England at the height of the Industrial Revolution, men got 40 pence daily while women got 26 pence, nearly two thirds of the men’s wage rate (DOC 7). This consistent data evinces that undoubted substitution of female for male labour modified wage differentials. Likewise, women could only bear lower paying jobs in contrast to men who could be employed in higher-paying and higher-ranking jobs. Males in the Courtauld workforce in 1860 could be a mill manager that paid 1000 pounds per year, a carpenter for 14-21 shillings, and a watchman for 7-10 shillings. On the other hand, women in the Courtauld workforce could be employed as gauze examiners with a weekly wage of 10-11 shillings, a warper or a twister for 7-10 shillings, and drawers and doublers for 4-6 shillings a week (DOC 1B). This substantiates that women weren’t given the opportunity to have higher-ranking jobs and there was a significant wage gap between men and women therefore women were treated unjustly. Thus, there was gender inequality between men and women; and put women at a disadvantage in their employment and wage …show more content…
Many children worked the same long hours as their parents. In five English towns, nearly half of the female silk factory workers were under 16. In Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 96% was female, 4% was male, and 53% of females were under 16. In Somerset, 80% was female, 20% was male, and 39% consisted of females under 16. In the English town, Derbyshire, 63% of the population was female, 37% was comprised of male, and 35% was contained of females under 16 (DOC 3). This data demonstrates that the percentage of females under 16 exceeded the male population; therefore, child labor was manifest in factories. One girl’s testimony reveals the lives of the child factory workers. She says that their work day starts at 5:30 am and ends at 7 pm, twelve hours of work and that the youngest child is seven (DOC 10). This corroborates that many children, starting at a young age, work in a factory for long barbarous hours. The girl also mentions: “I can read a little; I can’t write. I used to go to school before I went to the mill;... I am sixteen.” (DOC 10). This attests that many children had to sacrifice school and play time to work in the factory to help with their family’s income. When the “little children don’t do their work right,” according to the testimony, William Crooke, the overlooker beats them. This shows that children were treated