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Women Empowerment Essay
The Industrial Revolution in Britain, which lasted from the middle of the 18th century to the late 19th century, was an era which greatly
empowered the status of lower and middle class women. Women from both classes suffered from the stereotypes and inequality between men and
women. Lower class women working in factories were abused and paid considerably less than their male counterparts. Middle class women were
expected to be idle, ignorant and unaffiliated with her husband's work. This prejudice caused women to become increasingly aware of their
inferior status in society and brought forth frequent feminist movements. The Industrial Revolution helped catalyze feminist movements that vied
for political suffrages, education rights, and...show more content...
The success of these feminist movements was limited because of the reluctance of men, who had the authority and power to grant privileges
to women. This was partially because of the stereotype that women were supposed to be subordinate to men. In addition, it was also hard for
women to bring complete reforms because they lacked members. Female trades unions, even though they were represented at the Trades Union
Congress, a federation of many trade unions from 1875, they had only around 150,000 members in 1899, which was only around three percent
of the female workforce at the time. However, there were still reforms that benefitted women such as the Spitalfields Act in 1812 which
protected women and allowed them to have better incomes. Robert Owen also argued that the emancipation of mankind could not be achieved
without the ending of sexual as well as class inequalities. Another reform was the Factory Act of 1844 that reduced hours of work for lower
class women. These reforms changed the conditions of primarily the lower class women because middle class women rarely worked. Also, the
reforms helped raise the status of women to a
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Women Empowerment Essay

  • 1. Women Empowerment Essay The Industrial Revolution in Britain, which lasted from the middle of the 18th century to the late 19th century, was an era which greatly empowered the status of lower and middle class women. Women from both classes suffered from the stereotypes and inequality between men and women. Lower class women working in factories were abused and paid considerably less than their male counterparts. Middle class women were expected to be idle, ignorant and unaffiliated with her husband's work. This prejudice caused women to become increasingly aware of their inferior status in society and brought forth frequent feminist movements. The Industrial Revolution helped catalyze feminist movements that vied for political suffrages, education rights, and...show more content... The success of these feminist movements was limited because of the reluctance of men, who had the authority and power to grant privileges to women. This was partially because of the stereotype that women were supposed to be subordinate to men. In addition, it was also hard for women to bring complete reforms because they lacked members. Female trades unions, even though they were represented at the Trades Union Congress, a federation of many trade unions from 1875, they had only around 150,000 members in 1899, which was only around three percent of the female workforce at the time. However, there were still reforms that benefitted women such as the Spitalfields Act in 1812 which protected women and allowed them to have better incomes. Robert Owen also argued that the emancipation of mankind could not be achieved without the ending of sexual as well as class inequalities. Another reform was the Factory Act of 1844 that reduced hours of work for lower class women. These reforms changed the conditions of primarily the lower class women because middle class women rarely worked. Also, the reforms helped raise the status of women to a Get more content on HelpWriting.net