text_original: In some of the coal mines women were literally employed as beasts of burden. Where the seam of coal was too 304 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. on. xiri. narrow to allow them to stand upright, they had to crawl hack and forward on all fours for fourteen or sixteen hours a day dragging the trucks laden with coals. The trucks were generally fastened to a chain which passed between the legs of the unfortunate women, and was then connected with a belt which was strapped round their naked waists.
text_transcription: IN SOME OF THE COAL MINES WOMEN WERE LITERALLY EMPLOYED AS BEASTS OF BURDEN WHERE THE SEAM OF COAL WAS TOO NARROW TO ALLOW THEM TO STAND UPRIGHT THEY HAD TO CRAWL BACK AND FORTH ON ALL FOURS FOR FOURTEEN OR SIXTEEN HOURS A DAY DRAGGING THE TRUCKS LADEN WITH COALS THE TRUCKS WERE GENERALLY FASTENED TO A CHAIN WHICH PASSED BETWEEN THE LEGS OF THE UNFORTUNATE WOMEN AND WAS THEN CONNECTED WITH A BELT WHICH WAS STRAPPED ROUND TO THEIR NAKED WAISTS
phonemes: ɪn sˌʌm ʌvðə kˈoʊl mˈaɪnz wˈɪmɪn wɜː lˈɪɾɚɹəli ɛmplˈɔɪd æz bˈiːsts ʌv bˈɜːdən. wˌɛɹ ðə sˈiːm ʌv kˈoʊl wʌz tˈuː θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. ˈɔn. zˈiəɹi. nˈæɹoʊ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðˌɛm tə stˈænd ˈʌpɹaɪt, ðeɪ hædtə kɹˈɔːl hˈæk ænd fˈɔːɹwɚd ˌɔn ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹz fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹtiːn ɔːɹ sˈɪkstiːn ˈaʊɚz ɐ dˈeɪ dɹˈæɡɪŋ ðə tɹˈʌks lˈeɪdən wɪð kˈoʊlz. ðə tɹˈʌks wɜː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli fˈæsənd tʊ ɐ tʃˈeɪn wˌɪtʃ pˈæst bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈɛɡz ʌvðɪ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət wˈɪmɪn, ænd wʌz ðˈɛn kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð ɐ bˈɛlt wˌɪtʃ wʌz stɹˈæpt ɹˈaʊnd ðɛɹ nˈeɪkᵻd wˈeɪsts.