women mill workers irish immigrants enslaved african americans professionals industrial workers they took jobs that paid very low wages and settled together in cities of the northeast. press space to open their population expanded and a growing number were forced to labor on southern cotton plantations. press space to open their daily lives were more closely managed and regulated in factories. press space to open they worked in an increasing variety of jobs that included teachers, engineers, doctors, and lawyers. press space to open they left their family homes and worked in textile factories that strictly regulated their behavior and morality.