Women were affected by industrialization because, when they worked in New England mills (for example), and the production of these mills having to increase more and more, it required women workers to work for up to 73 hours at the mill. week, more than 12 hours per day; and given that the salary received by women did not increase, the workers demanded a reduction to only 10 hours a day, to have more time. Women's rights-struggling movements, such as the Lowell Factory Girls Association, began several protests that lasted months to demand better wages and less labor exploitation.