The role of women and children on industrial growth

Answer:Women played a role in the Industrial Revolution. They mainly served as workers and often worked in the textile industries and in piecework shops. Some women also worked in the coal mines. At times, factory owners preferred to hire women. They could pay women less than men, and some jobs were viewed as jobs that women should do, such as sewing clothes.

Children performed all sorts of jobs including working on machines in factories, selling newspapers on street corners, breaking up coal at the coal mines, and as chimney sweeps. Sometimes children were preferred to adults because they were small and could easily fit between machines and into small spaces.