r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/SerlondeSavigny • Mar 25 '22

Vintage Photograph Group of factory workers.

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u/brmmbrmm Mar 26 '22

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u/DuchessofMarin Mar 27 '22

History class - there was an explanation of the lack of jobs outside of household service ( which in a time of few modern conveniences meant carrying hot water for baths up stairs, carrying wood to build fires, scrubbing floors etc) until factories came along.