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The formation of the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union was somewhat of a miracle.
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The formation of the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union was somewhat of a miracle. During the 1880's and 1890's ladies garments were made in small units and in countless, isolated sweatshops. A sweatshop was a makeshift factory, which was dimly lit and poorly ventilated. Impoverished people, mostly, women and children worked at top speed for more than twelve hours a day, cutting and sewing, often taking work home to make a small wage. These sweatshops became a major problem in the late 1800's when large numbers of immigrants poured into the country. The owners of the sweatshops took advantage of the immigrants' ignorance and poverty to get them to work for lower wages. After the introduction of the electric sewing machine in the mid 1890's, female workers dominated the garment industry. The new machines required less strength and skill to operate than the foot-powered model that it replaced, therefore that...
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