One particular group that found work in industry was women.
Jobs for Women
Many jobs that had previously been done at home by the women were now being transferred to the factories, such as clothing production
Young women from farms were also recruited to work in mills, and while the work was undoubtedly tough, living away from home gave them independence they could not find at elsewhere
This image depicts women doing a job they are not unfamiliar with, weaving cloth
When women began finding work, many families began relying on two or more sources of income instead of the traditional idea of one breadwinner in the family, assuming a dominant male role
In this way, industrialization set the stage for the women’s rights movement, now that women had a role of financial significance in the family