Discuss the position of women during the industrial revolution. Was it a positive or negative for them?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should be able to distinguish between the various classes, demonstrating how women lived differently whether they were from the working class or middle class. They should discuss particular factors relating to women, like wages, types of labor, domesticity, and other similar issues.
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