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| author | Shaikh Neha Jahoor |
| author_facet | Shaikh Neha Jahoor |
| contents | <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span>Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>This paper examines the transformation of Evolution of female agency during the early Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1850). The historical researches often focus on hardships of factory labour workers; this research focuses on how the shift changes from domestic “cottage” industries to centralized factory work allowed women to cultivate economic independence and their social power. By analysing this transition from private to public sectors, this paper argues on that Industrial Revolution serves as messy for modern gender agency. “Through a comparative analysis of British textile workers and the ‘Lowell Mill Girls’ in the United States, this paper examines the dual nature of industrial labour as both a source of exploitation and a catalyst for social mobilization. Ultimately the paper concludes that although women faced a: double burden: of domestic and industrial labour, the era provided the critical bargaining chips- literacy and economic importance necessary for the subsequent pursuit of political suffrage.</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | The Evolution of Female Agency in the Early Industrial Revolution. Shaikh Neha Jahoor Keywords: Female Agency, Industrial Revolution, Women's Labor, Gender Roles, Economic Independence, Factory System, Women Workers, Social Transformation, Labour History, Gender Inequality, Working-Class Women, Industrial Society, Feminist History, Wage Labour, Empowerment <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span>Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>This paper examines the transformation of Evolution of female agency during the early Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1850). The historical researches often focus on hardships of factory labour workers; this research focuses on how the shift changes from domestic “cottage” industries to centralized factory work allowed women to cultivate economic independence and their social power. By analysing this transition from private to public sectors, this paper argues on that Industrial Revolution serves as messy for modern gender agency. “Through a comparative analysis of British textile workers and the ‘Lowell Mill Girls’ in the United States, this paper examines the dual nature of industrial labour as both a source of exploitation and a catalyst for social mobilization. Ultimately the paper concludes that although women faced a: double burden: of domestic and industrial labour, the era provided the critical bargaining chips- literacy and economic importance necessary for the subsequent pursuit of political suffrage.</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> |
| title | The Evolution of Female Agency in the Early Industrial Revolution. |
| topic | Keywords: Female Agency, Industrial Revolution, Women's Labor, Gender Roles, Economic Independence, Factory System, Women Workers, Social Transformation, Labour History, Gender Inequality, Working-Class Women, Industrial Society, Feminist History, Wage Labour, Empowerment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19678020 |