In Honors History 10 class the other day we did the MOSI Google chat. The MOSI Google chat allowed us to video chat with an expert on the mills, named Jamie. To prepare for this chat we read through the MOSI website and took notes on interesting things we noticed. In groups we then defined words that would help us better understand the chat.Lastly we came up with questions to ask Jamie.
Before the chat with Jamie I thought I knew a lot about the mills.Once hearing what Jamie had to say I learned so much more. These jobs were very dangerous therefore you wouldn't want one of your family members doing it. Factories bought orphans to do the work families wouldn't allow. One of the most dangerous jobs was given to children. Children would clean the machines. They would clean the machines while they were on and running. Many kids lost arms,hands and fingers while doing this job. There was high amount of dust and fiber in the factories which made people not be able to see. Even though a lot did change in this industry from the 1700s to the 1900s factories were not safe nor healthy. The living conditions were just as bad. Many people caught diseases from having to share a toilet with 100 or more people.
(This picture is of thread the workers would use in the factories to produce cloth)
Overall this chat taught me that the owners of the mills did not value their workers. I enjoyed this experience a lot but one thing I did not like was the poor internet connection. I know there's not much anyone can do about that but I think if we had a clearer connection we would have gotten more out of the chat. I would definitely do this again because I felt as if they knew a lot of information that I couldn't have found on my own.
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