Question

How was working outside the home both a positive and negative experience for Lowell factory women in 1834

Answer 1

At that time the society was very conservative and women in the employment field was not common . There were number of positive aspects associated with it

• It provided them financial independence and paid in cash by leading to less exploitation
• Provide dooptuinirs for them iteducate themselvs and upgrade their job status such as working as teacher or in hospitals
• The working conditions were good as compared to other factories .
• Women were often motivated to enhance their intellectual skills
• Improvement circles were present for women to improve writing and for discussion .
• They also attended lecture by Ralph waldo Emrsion
• Self improvement was one of the objectives

Negative effects

• Young women were chosen and they were paid less than men which resulted in exploitation of labour and wage gap .
• Gender inequality was on rise
• In order to increase the corporate profits they were exploited and their working hours were much more tiring and gruesome .
• Exhaustion led to working accidents .