The industrial revolution planted its initial, influential roots in the prominent land of England, during the 1700s, due to having access to an excess of amounts of coal mines and navigable water routes. It was during this time period that new inventions flourished, population expanded immensely, and it became common for goods to be manufactured by the teamwork of manchines and personnel in factories. Furthermore, it was for these reasons that there was a great need for factory workers; along with men, women now were able to participate in labor within factories. However, many women experienced long work shifts for meager pay, hazardous manual labor processes, and struggles raising a family while providing income through workmanship in the factories.…show more content… The extortion of women, including young girls, was so severe acts such as the Factory Acts of 1847 and 1844, which set shift hour and education regulations. As Annie Besant, a survivor and strong critic of the factory system, stated in her 1888 account of “White Slavery in London”, one’s day in the factory would start at 6:30 A.M. in the summer or 8:00 A.M. in the winter and from then on, they would stand working until work ended at 6:00 P.M.; she went on to compare factory life, the income they earn, and worker benefits to that of chattel slaves (Document 3). One could say Annie Besant created this account to clearly expose the reality of the life of a female factory worker by using irony, apparent in the title and throughout her account, to appeal to one’s
