Question

what were the changes in the kind of work available to women's in London between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries? Explain the factors which led to this changes.


sst , history chapter

Answer 1

i) Factories employed large number of women in the late 18th century and early 19th century.

ii) With technological Development , women gradually lost their industrial jobs and were forced to work within household.

iii) A quarter of a million domestic servants in london were women.

iv) A large number of women used their homes to increase family income by taking in small activities such as tailoring , washing etc.. ..

v) Women got employment in war-time industries and offices in the 20th century.....

Answer 2

The following are the changes in the work available to women in the 19th and the 20th century London:

1. A large number of women were employed in factories in the late 18th and early 19th century.

2. With the development of technology, women steadily lost their technical jobs and driven to work in households.

3. They toiled to earn family income by performing the task of matchbox making, washing and tailoring etc.

4. However, women were again employed in the wartime industries and agencies in the 20th century, as most of the males of the country were fighting the war at the nation's front.

The most important factors that led to these changes include technological development, the beginning of the war etc.