In the industrial Revolution, there was a need for cheap labor. Most of the rich men did not want to work in the mills. They were usually the owners. With much need for workers, and not many resources to work with, the mill owners made a decision that would impact history forever. They would reach out to women.

In the 1800’s, mill owners would send others to outside the city, the countryside to find workers. surprisingly, they had absolutely no trouble in finding girls from thr age 5-20 to do the dirty work with poor conditions.  Why would anyone ever agree to this? The men who were cent to recuruit were deceiving in how they explained what the mills were like. What they said were promieses they could not keep such as : turkey for dinner, high pay, peaceful conditions. Also, the girls wanted to move to the big city, or start being independent. By the kid working, the parents would receive some extra money every month. After hearing all this, the girls were heavily motivated to move and start working and so were their parents. After they got their, they would see the truth. Harsh working hours, 4am-7pm, mean bosses, and gross foods such as “oatcakes” were the perilous hardships that were there. After this period, the views on women changed. Women were seen as more independent because of their strikes and uprisings.

With poor wages, terrible food, and harsh conditions, these women have went through hell and most lived to tell the story. They were the toughest bunch of the time, and others saw it and changed how they saw women of the time. Most would not have gone if they knew the true costs and benifits of them going, but most did not quit.