The backbone of every economy is the labor of women, both paid and unpaid. It was the Industrial Revolution, however, that first made this distinction and created a value system that favored "salary" work over unpaid domestic labor. Women's labors varied by class, but women everywhere worked and their work fueled industrialization. 

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Host: Rachel Perez

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Contributing Authors: Kelsie Brook Eckert, Dr. Barbara Tischler, Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, Dr. DeAnna Beachley, Jacqui Nelson, Mary Bezbatchenko, Dr. Victoria Plutshack, and Nye Adamkowski.

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