They denied any wrongdoing and tried to place blame elsewhere.
Factory work was difficult and dangerous but it paid well.
Who took pictures to inform Americans about the awful working conditions in factories in an attempt to improve working conditions and create opportunity for children to attend schools?
Sweatshops
Sweatshops
They were small and generally more agile than men, so they could work in more cramped conditions. Also they rarely complained of unacceptable work conditions.
They denied any wrongdoing and tried to place blame somewhere else.
They denied any wrongdoing and tried to place blame somewhere else.
Unhealthy and dangerous
unhealty and dangerous THE RIGHT ANSWER
dangerous and exhaustnig
Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" exposed the unsanitary and dangerous working conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to public outcry and policy changes that resulted in the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. These laws aimed to improve food safety and regulate the industry, setting new standards for sanitary practices and quality control.
Factory work was difficult and dangerous but it paid well.
In the 1900's meatpacking was a huge problem. The workers were young overworked and underpaid. Kids as young as 3 would climb into huge machines and be forced to fix the dangerous and large machines. Meat was rotten and unsanitary, mice were a huge issue in the factories so the workers just added them to the meat grinders. people were getting sick and dying. One man Upton Sinclair, wrote a book the the dirty and disgusting details of meatpacking, The Jungle. Theodore Roosevelt (current president) read Upton Sinclair's book and was horrified so he proposed the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act and it got passed almost immediately.
Factories begin because of the working conditions.
Life in the working class in 1912 was often challenging, with long hours, low wages, and poor working conditions in factories and mines. Many families lived in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, with limited access to healthcare and education. Workers often faced exploitation and lacked job security.
Industrialization led many working class people to move to large cities. Many of them worked in dangerous conditions in factories and mines.
Such factories are referred to as 'sweatshops'. Though not all are small factories.