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3½ Monate Fabrik-Arbeiterin

The author undertakes an undercover immersion among female factory workers, taking jobs in several workshops and living with colleagues to record daily conditions. She documents material circumstances, food and clothing, work routines, moral and family relations, saving habits, housing and sleep arrangements, religion, political tendencies, leisure, domestic industry, and unemployment. Observations combine direct workplace experience with interviews and social description, noting survival strategies and vulnerabilities. The account concludes with reflections and appeals for practical assistance from better-off women and reformers to alleviate poverty and improve working-class women’s prospects.

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The author undertakes an undercover immersion among female factory workers, taking jobs in several workshops and living with colleagues to record daily conditions. She documents material circumstances, food and clothing, work routines, moral and family relations, saving habits, housing and sleep arrangements, religion, political tendencies, leisure, domestic industry, and unemployment. Observations combine direct workplace experience with interviews and social description, noting survival strategies and vulnerabilities. The account concludes with reflections and appeals for practical assistance from better-off women and reformers to alleviate poverty and improve working-class women’s prospects.

About the Author

Wettstein-Adelt, Minna portrait

Minna Wettstein-Adelt

Minna Wettstein-Adelt was a German author known for her work that provides a unique perspective on the lives of factory workers. Her notable book, "3½ Monate Fabrik-Arbeiterin," offers an insightful account of her experiences and observations during her time as a factory worker. Through her writing, Wettstein-Adelt contributes to the discourse on labor conditions and the challenges faced by women in industrial settings during her era. Her work remains a significant part of the literary heritage that highlights social issues and the human experience in the context of industrialization.

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