Gilded age

Gilded Age Problem

By jessca454

  • Long hours and Low wages

    Long hours and Low wages
    A person on average had to work for 10 to 14 hours a day for 6 six days a week. They were payed an average of $3 to $12 weekly.

  • Tenement Housing

    Tenement Housing
    Tenement housing was a problem because these homes did not have adequate windows and were dark and not appropriately ventilated and lacked a important thing which was sanitation.

  • Hazardous Working Conditions

    Hazardous Working Conditions
    Workers faced dangerous times at work because of the machines and injuries that happened. The owners were not concerned about the safety of their workers just about the profit.

  • Child Labor

    Child Labor
    Child labor was a big issue in the Gilded Age era. Children were used to clean, move and fix the machines. Which then lead to children getting injured or even dying because of the machines moving.