The article talks about female miners working in the mines. The girls would not have different clothes with the boys, and had to perform regular underground work, same number of hours as boys and men. There is no distinction of sex. The men would work in the mines without any clothing, working with the girls of 6 yrs old to women of 21 yrs old.
The girls would work at a place where was not 2 feet high; some of them were at the age of puberty. Their sex was recognized only by their breasts. They had to go into the mines and fill the corves 18 or 20 times a day. Often, the men would force the girls to have a relationship with them.
Betty Harris went into the mines when she was married. She works from 6am to 6pm, with an hour of lunch time. The mine was always wet; her clothes would be wet all day long. Her cousin would look after her children while she goes to work. She receives family abuses from her husband when she gets home.
Patience Kershaw was another example of the female miners, she was 17, and she had to work from 5 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock at night.
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would the miners get any breaks?
would female miners be treated differently than male miners?
ido.
Yes, as i said in my summary, they have an hour of lunch time, but no other breaks in the day.
The female miners would not be treated differently.
Yi, your article had some elements that were plagiarized. You will want to avoid this next time, therefore, please include quotes. You can circumvent this problem by just using quotation marks and you will receive full credit. In addition, please, in every summary, finish your summary with a concluding paragraph. See me if you do not know how to do this. Also, be sure to edit your work before you post it. I know you will do better next time. 7/10
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