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Women and the Industrial Revolution
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that the Industrial Revolution brought advantages and disadvantages for women. Professor Kessler-Harris says that with the advent of textile factories, "...industrialization occurs on the back...
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Women and Property in Colonial America
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris says that, as regards property ownership, women during colonial times were in a very vulnerable position when a husband died and, sometimes, even when a father died. "For the most part, in the early co...