Question

How were the lives of different classes of british women affected by the industrial revolution ?​

Answer 1

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• By the industrial revolution workers did not have any means of production of their own

• As women earned their livelihood by selling their labour, they were forced to work on meagre wages.

• Women and children were paid lesser salaries.

• They were made to work for longer hours nearly 15 to 17 hours a day.

• The women workers were subjected to severe hardships.

• The premises where they lived were unhygienic.

• They were exposed to several contagious and dangerous diseases.

• There was no protection against accidents in industries.

Answer 2

Answer:

*The industrial revolution was a time of important changes in the way that women worked

*The village women were actively involved in farm work ,they reared livestock,gathered firewood and spun yarn on spinning wheels in their homes

*Their earnings were necessary to supplement men's mearge wages

*women were the main workers in the silk ,lace making and knitting industries ,as well as in the metal industries of Birmingham

*women may well have gained increased financial independence and self estien from their jobs but this was more than offset by the humiliating terms of work they endured

*Most classes eventually benefited in some way from the huge profits