Why did mill owners hire many women and children?
a.
women and children were more skilled and better trained.
b.
owners wanted to keep mothers and their children together.
c.
women and children would work for less money than men.
d.
most men refused to do manual labor in mills.

C.Women and children would work for less money than men.

This is one of the historical facts that accounts for today feminist strike in order to have more balance in the working environment and close the gap between the genders. It is important to observe that normally women were seen as only temporary contribution to labor force and willing to accept less payment in contrast to the men that initially were seen as providers for economies and also were tought to be more capable to the work in heavy envirments, tipically the factories. The condition of women and later children being there to work for less money continues today to pose a social demand in many countries of the present.

the answer would be 50's sitcoms reinforced traditional roles for men and women.

answer: the answer is b

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