Question

how did the condition of women workers change from 19th to 20th century in India

Answer 1

Factories employed large numbers of women in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries..With technological developments, women gradually lost their industrial jobs, and were forced to work within households. The social workers believed that family as an institution was breaking down in London because the women were getting economic independence. The suggestion they made was to push the women back into domestic arena. A large number of women used their homes to increase family income by taking in lodgers or through such activities as tailoring, washing or matchbox making. However, there was a change once again in the twentieth century. As women got employment in wartime industries and offices, they withdrew from domestic service.

Answer 2

(i) Employment in Factories: In the 18th and the 19th centuries, a large number of women were employed in the factories because, during that period, most of the production activities were carried with the help of the family.
(ii)Technological Developments and loss of jobs: But with the technological advancement, women gradually lost their industrial jobs and were forced to do household work. They also tried to increase the family income by activities like tailoring, washing or matchbox making.
(iii) Employment during War: However, in the 20th century, women again started getting employed in wartime industries and offices because most of the male citizens were fighting at the front.