"Everyday Actualities.—No. XV."
In an article featured in the Godey's of January, 1854, the female readers of the magazine were given a thorough verbal tour of a Boardman & Gray's factory, which was producing attachment Piano-fortes. The article featured detailed illustrations of laborers at each of the mentioned machines, including this illustration of employees of the factory using the spinning machine. Godey's Lady's Book made a habit of featuring various laboring positions and academic expeditions in their pages, which was done under Sarah Hale's belief that women should at least be educated and given options for work outside the home. By exposing women to factory life, this feature educated its female audience on career options and introduced them to the world of the working class.
"Whom Does It Concern?"
In this story from Fern Leaves, Fanny Fern writes of a young seamstress as she compares her life of seemingly endless labor to the lives of the women she is creating garments for. Upon asking for additional compensation from her employer for her hard work, he replies, "Tut, tut, young woman! don’t quarrel with your bread and butter". Fern is using this imagined seamstress' story to make a criticism on female laborers not being adequately recognized and compensated for their work. This shows her view that women were as hardworking as men in their respective fields, but that hard work for women did not equate to fair wages or respect when both were owed.