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Women at Work in Factories
Early in the Industrial Revolution, factories began to hire women. Some resources on women in the factory, industrial conditions, and working women's rights.
- Lowell Mill Girls
- Rosie the Riveter (10)
- Triangle Shirtwaist Fact...
- Women and Labor Unions
- Women's Work and Labor
- Sarah Bagley
Plight of Women's Work
Curriculum on women in the Industrial Revolution in England and Wales: includes testimony to Parliamentary commissions, illustrations, workforce chart.
Sweatshops in America
Well-illustrated site; fails to note the prevalence of women in sweatshops. Don't miss the near-hidden links at the bottom of pages, for more detail.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Life of the Industrial Worker
Nineteenth Century England saw the rise of factory labor. Here, men and women testify before Parliament on working conditions.