... those who economically help the country, so men were only included as seen as the 'Bread winner'. The Industrial Revolution began in the textile industry, where a series of inventions created new demands for labourers. Between 1733 and 1793, inventors produced new machines, such as the flying shuttle, the spinning jenny, and a water-powered loom, that speeded up the spinning and weaving of wool and cotton. Later followed the machines which would speed up the production of silk and linen. Before the industrial revolution families were working from home all working on different parts of production, in order to produce as much as possible in order to support the family. However with the introduction of these new machines, large factories were erected as their was a need for mass production, as Britain had now become a capitalistic trading country. Weaving was seen as a skilled job, was dominated ...

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