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Quiz for Document 19–2: Interviews with Journalist Helen Campbell, 1880s

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Why did the women that Campbell interviewed in the 1880s prefer factory work over domestic service?

They did not suffer gender discrimination in factories.

The pay was better in factories.

Work was easier and cleaner in factories.

Factory girls enjoyed their freedom at day’s end.

2. How did the workers characterize female supervisors?

Female supervisors had more empathy for their employees.

Female supervisors were less demanding than male supervisors.

Female supervisors were indecisive and unclear.

Female supervisors lacked authority.

3. Why did workers object to the living conditions they faced as domestic servants?

They lacked adequate food and clothing.

They lacked privacy.

They were never allowed to leave.

The cost of boarding significantly decreased their pay.