How did the Industrial Revolution affect the lives of men, women, and children?
Men, women, and children suffered in harsh conditions. There were long working hours in factories that had machines that were unsafe. Sometimes a worker could lose their arm if they weren’t careful. The workers also became sick because of the unsanitary conditions and the dust down in coal mines. Women were hired more often than men because they could be paid less and thought to work the machines better. They had a very long work day along with helping in the home. Children were also hired most of the time because they were tiny and could fix the machines and they were fast with the machines. The child workers could be paid little money. 6. What did early socialists believe? Early socialists believed in the basic goodness of human nature and social justice. They believed that society was good and that capitalism was evil. They wanted no separation between the rich and the poor so that everyone was equal. 7. What kind of work conditions did children face in the factories during the Indu