Industrialization forever changed the typical gender roles of women. The role of a woman was to stay home and do chores or take care of kids while men went out and worked. It was not common for a woman to be in a workplace. But when men starting getting drafted out to war, women had to fill in the empty spaces in the factories. The conditions in the factories were overcrowded and very unsafe. Women were also payed a lot less than men. However, having a job helped women earn their own money and live independently, providing for their kids without relying on a man. Independency also sparked an interest in social movements and activism since women were also not used to using their own voices and speaking out their opinions. With their mothers working and not making enough, children also began to work. Child labor became very popular since children wanted to contribute with their parents. The decline of nuclear families in the US was a result of women and children working since a money earning male was not needed. The industrialization of America essentially changed the role of women and made them more independent and involved in social activism.
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