Tuesday, March 22, 2011

NAOMI LOUGHNAN, "GENTEEL WOMEN IN THE FACTORIES"

Thesis: In Naomi Loughnan’s Genteel Women in the Factories, she describes the poor conditions of a munitions factory and the new dynamic between classes and genders that did not exist prior to the war.

I. Abject conditions

a. Poor air quality

b. Dust and oil

c. Heavy labor

d. Monotony

e. Noise

f. 12-hour shifts, night shifts

II. Women looked down upon by the men

a. Women not deemed fit to improve upon the machines

b. Cursing used by the men in the factories

III. Urban working classes combining with the richer classes

a. Loughnan, a rich upper class woman, notices immorality, swearing and other evils among the lower class workers

b. She manages to befriend many despite the social disparity present

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