The Effects of Industrial Revolution on Women & Children

The Industrial Revolution was more brutal than it was kind, especially to women and children. In both England and the U.S Women and children would work in unsafe and unsanitary conditions, factory work was not initially regulated by the governments at the time. Female industrial-era workers mainly were stationed in "Mill Towns" for example, Lowell, Massachusetts, were there lives were completely dominated by the company and were making less profit for working more hours than men. There were may tragedies during this era, for example the "Triangle shirtwaist factory fire where 129 women and 17 men were traps and burned alive due to the safety protocol of locking the outdoors due to theft precaution.  Many women left their homes at this time to began an independent life, this caused an out-roar and protesting was at an all time high. Once the protesting reach a national security level wages for women increased and women were making a enough money than to support their families and themselves. As for children, children had it bad, they were forced into working in factories for little pay and long hours. This would some what remind you of slavery, they worked in harsh conditions same as women and many lives were lost as may factories caused children to have long term diseases and health issues that were untreatable during this era.