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OpenStudy (anonymous):

which answer best describes why factory ownwers often hired women and children in 1800s

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Women and children were often hired by factories in the 1800s because they could be paid very little.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

also (weird fact time :) their fingers were smaller than men's so they were able to do more intricate work on some of the machines than men could.

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