Life in a factory
Explore the realities of factory life through powerful fiction and memoirs. This curated book list features The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Women of the Silk, and Rivethead—essential reads on industrial labor, working-class struggles, and the human spirit.
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The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
The uncut version of Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel about the shocking working conditions endured by immigrants in early twentieth-century Chicago stockyards and packinghouses.
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Women of the Silk
by Gail Tsukiyama
Spanning the years between the world wars, this tale of a young Chinese girl forced to work in a silk factory describes the sisterhood of workers she discovers there.