Before the invention of washing machines, early civilizations washed their clothes in rivers.

Removing dirt and stains from clothing required a lot of muscle power. Washing the clothes is
done by twisting and slapping the clothing against rocks on the river, stomping on the clothes,
and using paddles and washboards to, quite literally, beat the dirt out of the fibers then dry the
clothes into the sun.
The invention of washing machines has a great impact to our lives and so to our society.
Washing machine can wash several pieces of dirty clothes in one load. It can also dry load of
clothes. This has definitely stopped people, especially womens from spending hours on end
doing the laundry. The invention of the washing machine gave women a lot of time. Free from
the loads of laundry, many women have enough time to work. By that, the status of women in
society began to change. Women could now make an independent living, meaning that they no
longer had to rely on provision from men. This played a huge role in men and women being
perceived as equals in society.