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Well, I never actually realized that the poor treatment of immigrant women really happened. I have heard and ready stories, but these primary documents we had to read for today opened my eyes that the horrific treatment towards women was the NORM NOT THE EXCEPTION. Rose accepted this arrangement as she knew that if she left her job her family would suffer. Also, she was replaceable, if she left some other young girl would take her place. It seems that so many immigrants are after the American Dream, they will endure just about anything to get it. | Well, I never actually realized that the poor treatment of immigrant women really happened. I have heard and ready stories, but these primary documents we had to read for today opened my eyes that the horrific treatment towards women was the NORM NOT THE EXCEPTION. Rose accepted this arrangement as she knew that if she left her job her family would suffer. Also, she was replaceable, if she left some other young girl would take her place. It seems that so many immigrants are after the American Dream, they will endure just about anything to get it. | ||
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| + | It was very difficult to get through the piece on Rose Cohen. I have previously studied immigrant women and factory work but this really emphasized how difficult and depressing a low wage factory job was. In some ways, secondary sources on the topic make it seem less personal and it's easier to hear about these young girls working long hours and returning home to silent homes but when you read a firsthand account like this one, it strikes you how young some of these girls were. | ||
| + | -Kendall Haring | ||
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