Why did mill owners hire many women and children?

A.
Women and children were more skilled and better trained.

B.
Most men refused to do manual labor in mills.

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

D.
Owners wanted to keep mothers and their children together.

Question

Why did mill owners hire many women and children?	
 
 A.
Women and children were more skilled and better trained.
 
 B.
Most men refused to do manual labor in mills.
 
 C.
Women and children would work for less money than men.
 
 D.
Owners wanted to keep mothers and their children together.

anonymous · Answer

c

anonymous · Answer

Yes ^^^ C is correct.

They were often immigrants and didn't know any better

twizttiez · Answer

Thank you guys ^-^

anonymous · Answer

While their wages were only half of what men were paid, many were able to attain economic independence for the first time, free from the controlling influence of fathers and husbands. As a result, while factory life would soon come to be experienced as oppressive, it enabled these women to challenge assumptions of female inferiority and dependence. np