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Women Workers and the Industrial Revoluion 1750-1850
Women Workers and the Industrial Revoluion 17501850 Author:Ivy Pinchbeck A celebrated classic, at once scholarly and moving, this book examines a century of women's work in agriculture, trade and industry. In the mid-18th century the population of Britain was mainly rural, and women mostly engaged in the home or domestic industry. The Industrial Revolution brought profound changes. One industry after another was t... more »aken from the home, and the effect on women's work and domestic lives was enormous. The disruption and distress which followed are graphically described, but Ivy Pinchbeck shows that in the long run the Industrial Revolution was beneficial to women's social and economic position.« less