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First Factory Established
Samuel Slater established a European style factory in America -
Paterson Begins Industrial Path
Paterson, a New Jersey city, opened its first mill and began the path to becoming the biggest industrial city in the U.S. Women and men flock to factories to earn money, the women at reduced cost. -
Paterson Becomes Known as the "Cotton Town of the U.S."
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First Strike
Paterson cotton mill workers go on strike due to the lunch hours. -
Factory Act Passes
Prevented some child labor. Though a break through at the time, today it would be seen as immoral. -
Factory Act of 1844
Reduced amount of time women and children could work in a textile factory. -
Factory Law of 1847
Law states women and children cannot work in textile factories for more than 10 hours a day. -
First Women's Rights Convention
Many women who had worked like men in factories for the first time. They were instead pursuing careers which brought another reason for women's rights -
Factory Act of 1867
The law previously only applying to textile factories now applies to all factories. -
Homestead Steel Strike Ends
The Homestead Steel Strike in Pennsylvania brought an extremely violent strike regarding pay. It ended with Henry Clay Frick, a manager of the company, getting shot twice and surviving.
