Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Look, if you’re going to crib an article from Comment is Free, shouldn’t you actually get the assertions correct? I mean, it’s all written down for you and everything?
She said 80 women worked from 7am to 6pm for the equivalent of just 38p.
No, she said that they worked 7 am to 6 pm with two hours of breaks for the equivalent of 38 p an hour.
A few more interations:
“80 women worked from 7am to 6pm with 2 hour breaks for 38p/hour”
“80 women worked from 7am to 6pm for the equivalent of just 38p”
“80% of women worked from 7am to 6pm for the a weekly wage of just 38p”
“80 year old women working 24/7 for 38p a year”
“800 women living in shoe box in middle t’road, working 29 hour day at mill and paying mill owner to go to work”
And try telling the youngsters today that, and they wont believe you.
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