Industrialization

Being a woman during the Industrial Revolution comes with advantages and disadvantages. We are allowed to work, but the best paying jobs are still reserved for men. At any moment, we can be replaced by a man because they are stronger, they can work longer, and they do not have as many responsibilities at home. Some of us can not afford childcare and we can not take our children with us to work. Unfortunately, many children are being sent to baby farms where they are taken care of in the worst sense of the word. We have to work sixteen hour days and we constantly risk being injured. We go home to dirty houses or overcrowded slums - its all the same. Industrialization is destroying our cities and home lives - we should be able to choose to work or stay home with our families, and our husbands should not have to work as much as they do. We need better living and working conditions, and we need some free time for ourselves after a long day of work.