Throughout much of history, women have played a role that can be considered akin to being in the background in society. While this role maintains a level of questionable importance, especially when it comes to raising children, when it comes to matters of politics, government, and world progress, women have not had much, if any, say. Although things have changed for the better in different ways in modern times, when you look back just fifty years, or more, you can see how that change came about. The purpose of this essay will soon be to explore and understand the impact that the industrial revolution had on this process and how much change it actually brought about. While things could often change slowly when it comes to women's rights, change did happen. The role of women has evolved from that of simple "reproducer" to that of true "producer". While by today's standards this may not seem significant, for women of the time it proved to be a far-reaching change. The argument this article will present to the reader will be based on an understanding of how gender roles have changed for the better, over the last hundred years. Have women really achieved a more equal place in society over time? The opinion in this document says yes. To support this argument, there will be several quotes that provide supporting information. Within the pages of The Murder of Mary Bean, many mentions are made of Elizabeth A. De Wolfe's new shift in gender roles. Although in many ways things remained the same as before, what would later be seen as something of a revolution began to take place. Women were no longer trapped within the confines of the domestic… middle of paper… centric lifestyle that had long preceded in most places. This newfound freedom was somehow determined by the lives of the factory girls. As they went from living at home to working long hours to earn a personal wage, they began to fight more and more for their rights as human beings, eventually leading to a breakdown that would bring them to near equality in the future. with the rest. What we have today may not be perfect, but by looking into the past, we can see what impact some factory-based revolutions have left on us. Furthermore, this helps support the argument that women's gender roles have changed for the better, particularly over their years of factory work. All in all, factory work and the new age industry brought by the industrial revolution, have caused a major change for the better of women around the world..