Urban Revolutionaries: 7 Women’s work

Urban Revolutionaries: 7 Women’s work

Women in towns and cities were widely engaged in light factory work, commonly that involving the production of fabrics and garments such as spinning, weaving and assembly. Large numbers were also employed in domestic service industries including laundry and sewing, the subject of this article. Concentration of people in urban areas transformed what had been a small-scale household function into a sizeable service industry that was eventually ind…