Why did women workers in Britain attack the Spinning Jenny?

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Consequently, it reduced labour demand.

Because it sped up the spinning process.

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The fear of unemployment made workers hostile to the introduction of new technology. When the Spinning Jenny was introduced to the woollen industry, women who survived on hand spinning began attacking the new machines. This conflict over the introduction of the jenny continued for a long time. Women workers in Britain shot the Spinning Jenny because it sped up the spinning process and reduced labour demand. This caused a valid fear of unemployment among women working in the woollen industry. To date, they had survived on hand spinning, but this was placed in peril by the new machine.

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