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Working Conditions

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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WORKING CONDITIONS

IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Photo by Chilanga Cement
2.

COTTON MAKING PROCESS

  • Spinners made cotton thread
  • Weavers wove cotton onto looms
  • Wove cloth in their homes
Photo by Nicola Whitaker
3.

ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY

  • Flying shuttle
  • Spinning jenny (Harvreaves 1764)
  • Water-powered loom (Cartwright 1787)
  • Steam engine (Watt 1782)
Photo by Vintage Japan-esque
4.

ACCIDENTS

  • Children
  • Dangerous machines
  • Workers were abandoned
  • No compensation, medical help
Photo by stopherjones
5.

BREATHING CONDITIONS

  • Flax dust
  • Flue from cotton
  • Impure air
Photo by Boston Public Library
6.

MILL FEVER

  • Airway disease
  • Inhaling particles of cotton, flax, & hemp
  • Brown lung disease
Photo by Children's Bureau Centennial
7.

COMFORT ISSUES

  • Not ventilated
  • No drainage
  • Low roofs
  • Extremely hot
  • Extremely cold
Photo by decafinata

Cait Griggs