Immigrant women working in a steam laundry
Title
Immigrant women working in a steam laundry
Subject
(North Women 1)
Description
In industrial cities like Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Minneapolis, women worked in similar occupations as they did in the countryside, such as laboring from home. They sewed hats, did textile piecework, and made shoes. As in the countryside, urban home laborers tended to be married women with children. In contrast to the countryside, however, home laborers in cities were often poor immigrants. Their extreme dependence on the income from home labor made them targets of exploitation. (13)
Women also did work that would do at home in factories, such as working in laundries.
Women also did work that would do at home in factories, such as working in laundries.
Source
Wolverhampton City Council Archives & Local Studies
Publisher
Wolverhampton City Council Archives & Local Studies
Relation
Wolverhampton City Council Archives & Local Studies
Format
JPEG
Type
Photo
Collection
Citation
“ Immigrant women working in a steam laundry
,” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 27, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/5532.