What role did women play in han society

-quiet lives at home

-devoted themselves to family (house wives)

-seen rather than heard

-similar to Athenian  

-some ran small shops and practiced medicine  

-made important contributions to economy

- some were educated

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first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.