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I agree with everything above but I also noticed the brief mention of "Nine tenths are American born." It struck me as rather odd. On one hand it shows the reluctance in accepting immigrants; on the other hand I would've thought that immigrants would have been hired more because the belief that they would accept a lower pay than other workers (and thus frequently used as Scabs.)- Megan Mc. | I agree with everything above but I also noticed the brief mention of "Nine tenths are American born." It struck me as rather odd. On one hand it shows the reluctance in accepting immigrants; on the other hand I would've thought that immigrants would have been hired more because the belief that they would accept a lower pay than other workers (and thus frequently used as Scabs.)- Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | This article interested me in the sense the jobs that women had. Doing the "smaller" work that required steadier and smaller hands as compared to a man. Women were left for the less strenuous work along with raising children in some cases. But women had to learn the craft and use it to adapt to the kind of work they were required to do. It fascinated me how important women were and still are to society. It is most certainly true that women can do some work that men definitely could not. This made women more important to society and culture. -Jeff R. | ||
== Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men, 221-232 == | == Michael Adas, Machines as the Measure of Men, 221-232 == | ||
