Child Labor. During the Industrial Revolution, it was common for children to work in factories, mines, and other industrial occupations. Children as young as four commonly worked. Among families in extreme poverty, it was expected that children work in order to help the family out.
some women found jobs in domestic service such as being a maid or cook, many women worked in factories, mines, and other arms of industry. Textile mills, where fabric was produced, were popular places of employment for women on both sides of the Atlantic.