Women and the Industrial Revolution

12 questions

1. Which word describes a society that is controlled by men?
2. Which monarchs showed that women could wield power in the early modern period?
3. Which of the following were women not allowed to do in the early modern period?
4. Which word refers to a powerful and wealthy group in society who own land and have titles?
5. Which of the following jobs did women who lived in the countryside do?
6. When women married, whose authority were they now expected to live under?
7. Match the words to their correct definitions.
8. ___ was passed during the 19th century that limited working opportunities for women.
9. The ___ describes a period of great change during which improvements in technology changed how people lived and worked.
10. Why could women be paid far less than men even if they did the same jobs during the 19th century?
11. Who campaigned to limit women’s work in factories and mines in the 19th century?
12. The growth of which professions created new opportunities for some women?

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