Well, children were mostly taken from orphanages where they weren't wanted and weren't needed and put to work. Women also because they didn't have jobs before... men were the only ones.
Answer:
Women and children were hired for several reasons:
The factories could pay women lower wages than they could pay men.
Factories often hired women and children because they would work for cheaper. Not only that, but children could work long hours. Many children also worked as newboys or did ran errands for shops.
women :) women always feeded children and there families as always
Women AND Children
Young girls.
The factories could pay women lower wages than they could pay men.
Single women were hired in textile factories in the 19th and early 20th centuries for several reasons. However, the main reasons were they were likely dexterous and able to work long hours.
Factories often hired women and children because they would work for cheaper. Not only that, but children could work long hours. Many children also worked as newboys or did ran errands for shops.
They were difficult to replace
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women :) women always feeded children and there families as always
children because that is who they could afford. children would work for less that women and men
women :) women always feeded children and there families as always
Convict women in some places were hired out as domestic servants, worked in factories or did laundry and needlework. They were typically assigned to tasks considered suitable for their gender and physical abilities.
Women AND Children
Young girls.