No, the Industrial Revolution did not give rise to feminism, but it did introduce many changes in society and the relationship between the home and the workplace. Before the revolution most men worked from their homes, or very near their homes. With the onslaught of new and different ways to make a living, more men left the home all day, thus disrupting completely the normal balance of life both men and women had experienced. Wanting to participate in the new life offered by the industrial revolution, lower class women began seeking work in factories and middle class women began to demanding access to education and a much wider range of occupations.