During the Victorian era, ____ were defined as physically and mentally incapable of working in factory settings.

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During the Victorian era, middle-class women were seen as physically and mentally fragile and were therefore considered unsuitable for factory work. Poor migrant women and women of color, on the other hand, were often forced to work in factories due to their economic status and lack of options. While farm women may not have been specifically excluded from factory work, they would have been less likely to work in urban factories due to their ties to rural communities and family farms.

During the Victorian Era, ____ Were Defined as Physically and Mentally