They were able to make money and support their families
Negatives
The jobs were very dangerous
After wearing chains and belts down in the mines the girls usually died during childbirth if not in their own childhood
The trappers had to work about 14 hours a day in the dark in the coal mines
In the cotton mills the machines were not turned off when the children had to repair threads or go underneath the machines and collect the loose threads and other scraps
The children usually suffered harsh and brutal conditions in their workplace