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- why were factory owners and managers willing to hire women and children during the industrial revolution?
women and children had a more even work temperament.
education was unimportant to children at this time in history.
wages for women and children were less than a mans wages.
to keep families together entire families were hired by owners.
During the Industrial Revolution, factory owners prioritized reducing labor costs to maximize profits. Women and children were paid significantly lower wages than male workers, making them a cheaper labor force. The other options are incorrect: there is no evidence of a "more even work temperament" specific to women/children; education was not considered unimportant (though access was limited for working-class children); and hiring entire families was not a standard practice to keep families together, but rather a byproduct of seeking cheap labor.
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Wages for women and children were less than a man’s wages.