Working Conditions During The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was an outbreak of machinery and processes that changed who could work, and how much money they could earn. Before the Industrial Revolution adult men would work for pay and earn the money for their families. During the Industrial Revolution children, women, and immigrants started working for pay, though the working conditions weren’t healthy.
During the Industrial Revolution many more factories were made, meaning more people were needed to be employed. Many people moved to around the mills and factories increasing population. Most of the work done in the factories and mills required less human labor than before the Industrial Revolution. This meant that not just adult men could work. In the cotton mills at Lowell many young girls and irish immigrants were being employed, they could do …show more content…
The working conditions were terrible, many of the mills had 12-4 hour workdays with no breaks other than three meals a day with bad food. There was little light in the mills, and bad air with dust and lint, leaving many of the factory girls sick. Brown lung was a common disease caught by some of the factory girls. For example, in the book Lyddie one of Lyddies friends catches brown lung because of the harsh working environment. Then when her sister comes to the mills for just two weeks, she too catches brown lung. This shows how bad the air was in the Lowell factories. They had to produce as much cloth as possible within 13 hours and were paid based off of how much they made. If any of the girls broke anything they wouldn't be paid, and the overseers were often very strict and didn't fairly treat the girls. In Lyddie the main character was assaulted by the overseer, and then later in the book one of Lyddies friends was also assaulted by the same overseer and Lyddie had to save her, Then Lyddie was fired from the mill because of the unfair working
During the Industrial Revolution many more factories were made, meaning more people were needed to be employed. Many people moved to around the mills and factories increasing population. Most of the work done in the factories and mills required less human labor than before the Industrial Revolution. This meant that not just adult men could work. In the cotton mills at Lowell many young girls and irish immigrants were being employed, they could do …show more content…
The working conditions were terrible, many of the mills had 12-4 hour workdays with no breaks other than three meals a day with bad food. There was little light in the mills, and bad air with dust and lint, leaving many of the factory girls sick. Brown lung was a common disease caught by some of the factory girls. For example, in the book Lyddie one of Lyddies friends catches brown lung because of the harsh working environment. Then when her sister comes to the mills for just two weeks, she too catches brown lung. This shows how bad the air was in the Lowell factories. They had to produce as much cloth as possible within 13 hours and were paid based off of how much they made. If any of the girls broke anything they wouldn't be paid, and the overseers were often very strict and didn't fairly treat the girls. In Lyddie the main character was assaulted by the overseer, and then later in the book one of Lyddies friends was also assaulted by the same overseer and Lyddie had to save her, Then Lyddie was fired from the mill because of the unfair working