Which answer best describes why factory owners often hired women and children in the 1800's? they wanted to prevent men from leaving their jobs to work at the factories. they wanted to hire people who work for the lowest wages to increase profits. they wanted to let families work at the same jobs to keep them strong. they wanted to women and children, who didn't have many job options at that time.

the best description of postwar writers might be progressive.

following the war, writers showed a tendency to work on artistic or social matters rather than political themes. while postwar literature may not have been the greatest period of english literature, the themes provided excellent critics a high number of novels. such examples include anthony burgess, anthony powell and frank kermode, all of which can be placed under the progressive view.