Attitudes Towards Women

Not only did children work in factories and mills during the industrial revolution but women also began to work in these mills in search for happiness. Women were motivated to work in the Lowell mills because they were searching for freedom and liberty. As shown in the Lucy Hall video, women had the opportunity to go and start a new life and make there own money and have their own freedom. They wanted to make sure that they didn't live the same lives as their mothers because they believe that their mothers lives are not how women should live; having no property and no rights or freedom. Their decisions to go to the mills had both good and bad effects. Some costs include their family having one less person to help work on the farm and the loss of pride that their fathers felt when they had to send away their daughter to make enough money for them. Some benefits include having one less mouth to feed, the women learned proper manners and how to be proper women, they had food and shelter, their were stores there for the girls to shop in, and they women made money for their family and sent the money back to their families. Opportunities for women and restrictions on their working lives reflect attitudes towards women in the 1800's because women were developing rights and beginning to slowly gain freedom and, during the time, as women began to take more actions upon mistreatment people began to respect them more and treat them a little bit more equal. Women gained more freedom and liberty by working in mills and people began to reflect these attitudes towards them in the 1800's.