Let's look at the stats...
Women in the cotton industry
if the majority of women working in factories in 1833 were under the age of 12, what are a few things that might tell us about the advancement (or non-advancement) of women's rights?
Why were they working?
What types of jobs were they doing?
Was this a good
thing or a bad thing?
let's look at the stats...
male and female average
wages in 1833 (by age)
What might cause male and
female wages to separate as
they get older?
What might cause female wages to
decrease over their lifetime?