Women were affected by
industrialization because, when they worked in New England mills (for
example), and the production of these mills having to increase more and
more, it required women workers to work for up to 73 hours at the mill. week, more than 12 hours per day; and
given that the salary received by women did not increase, the workers
demanded a reduction to only 10 hours a day, to have more time. Women's
rights-struggling movements, such as the Lowell Factory Girls
Association, began several protests that lasted months to demand better
wages and less labor exploitation.
