Posted by B.B. on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 4:31pm.
I'm sure the purpose of this assignment is for you to imagine what conditions were like for industrial workers then. You could start by asking the worker where he or she works (answers might be textile factory or coal mine). Other questions could be about working hours, days; working conditions; pay; child labor.
These sites have a lot of good information for you.
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/distance/hist/factory.htm
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindust.html
http://www.localhistories.org/19thcent.html
http://www.rossonhousemuseum.org/1890s_wages.html
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