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working conditions in factories in 1895?

i need a website where they would list the working conditions in the garment factories in 1895 more specifically, based on the point of view of a russian jew. I need living conditions too-but thats basically dealing with tenements. Oh it had to be in New York but i think conditions were pretty much the same all around US

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1. well they had no AC, no tv, no phone, no breaks. they were just like slaves . what else to write about them? ?!
2. not sure if your answer needs to be confined to the United States or not. I don't think you will find a site that simply lists the conditions - you will need to read and research. There are many accounts of life in the mills and factories during the Industrial revolution youcould try : http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html perhaps the most famous (or infamous) accounts would be to do withthe Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City; try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire although there are many other accounts. It would seem that the following document is a teaching guide; you don't say what your purpose is, but you may find the work has been done for you. http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm