Irish Domestic Workers

Irish Domestic Workers “A look ahead; - but not so very far ahead, either!” S.D. Ehrhart, “A look ahead; - but not so very far ahead, either!”, Puck, February 8, 1899. Library of Congress. Irish immigrants started arriving in the United States in large numbers in the 1840s. The main reason for this was the potato famine, which began in Ireland in 1845. It destroyed the dominant food source for most of Ireland’s citizens. It is estimated that nearly one million people died during the famine and another one million emigrated from Ireland. Irish immigrants found plentiful work opportunities and the freedom to practice Catholicism in the United States. However, they still faced discrimination. Many Americans considered the Irish to be low class and uneducated. Political cartoons

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Industrial Work for Women

Industrial Work for Women Document Text Summary December 6th I went to Trenton, N.J., in compliance with the request of L.A. 4925. While there made an investigation in three woolen mills, and found the condition of the female operatives to be in every respect above the average. Also visited the potteries, where many women are employed. Those people stand greatly in need of having their condition bettered, as they receive poor wages for laborious and unhealthy employment. The conditions for women working in three wool mills in Trenton, NJ were above average. The conditions for women working in potteries need improvement.     Also visited the State Prison, and noticed with regret, the vast amount of work of various kinds the inmates were turning out to be put on the market in competition with honest labor. While

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