Women's visibility as wage earners during the early Industrial Revolution was precedent setting, and has enduring relevance to our lives today. 1 Dublin, Thomas. Women at Work: The Transformation of ...

The Industrial Revolution was a period of history that ... They are textile workers; men and women who earn a living making cloth the old fashioned way – at home on small weaving frames.

In the 1800s, it became common to employ women and children to work in factories. Before the Industrial Revolution, all but the wealthiest women worked. However, this work was normally in the home ...