Why Did Women Join the Work Force in Growing Numbers

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why did women join the work force in growing numbers in the late nineteenth century?

• A) The feminist movement encouraged farm girls and young immigrant women to work in order to become independent of their families.
• B) Changes in agriculture brought young farm women into the industrial labor force, and immigrant daughters worked to supplement meager family incomes.
• C) Industrialists thought women would have a civilizing influence on the brutal factory conditions.
• D) Trade unions won a series of court cases opening employment opportunities for women.
• E) The Civil War had created a shortage of male workers.

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Definitions:

Lateralized

Refers to the specialization of brain functions in either the left or right hemisphere of the brain.

Left Hemisphere

The left side of the brain, known to predominantly manage tasks related to logic, language, and analytical thinking.

Broca's Aphasia

is a specific type of aphasia characterized by difficulty in producing speech but relatively preserved comprehension, often resulting from damage to Broca's area in the brain.

Right Hemisphere

The half of the human brain that is typically associated with processing visuospatial and facial recognition tasks, as well as certain aspects of language and emotion.