Women During the IR Ducksters

What was the background of /where from were most of the mill girls?

• Farmers' daughters

• Orphans from England

• Older women who never married

• Rich city girls

  
  

• Mine workers

In what city in Massachusetts did a large number of women first begin to work in the mills?

• Boston

• Springfield

• Cambridge

• Lowell

• New Bedford

Why did factory owners like to hire women?

• Because they worked harder than men

• Because they were strong

• Because they could pay them less than men

• Older women who never married

• Rich city girls

Most of the supervisors found in the factories were

• Children

• Men

• Women

• Headmasters

What did the women of Lowell Mills do in 1836 when the company raised their rent?

• They paid the higher rent

• They took other jobs

• They went on strike

• They destroyed the factory

• They started their own factory

The average work week for women factory workers was over _____ hors

• 50

• 55

• 60

• 65

• 70

What major movement started when women began to work outside the homes in the factories & mills?

• Women's Rights Movement

• Child Labor Movement

• Disability Movement

• Minimum Wage Movement

• None of the answers

Who recruited thousands of women to become nurses during the Civil War?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Alice Johnson

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Stanton

• Dorothea Dix

Around how much a week did a woman working at a mill make in the mid-1800s?

• $3

• $5

• $20

• $50

• $75

What amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 13th

• 14th

• 19th