Worst of all, mills were unventilated. Many workers were stricken ... Women's visibility as wage earners during the early Industrial Revolution was precedent setting, and has enduring relevance to our ...

These mills could work 24 hours a day with workers ... had a huge impact on the Industrial Revolution. Before Watt’s engine, large spinning looms, like Arkwright’s water frame were powered ...

Rivers have been more intensively used for power in the Don catchment than almost anywhere else in the country, particularly during the peak of the Industrial Revolution ... rivers provided power for ...