Industrial Age Society

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Industrial Age Society

• Middle/working class life
• Life on the farm
• Attitudes and education
• Immigration explodes
• Cities grow and change
• Conscience of the rich
• How to have fun
• Political trends

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Middle class life

• Family life
• Consumerism
• New childhood
• Mens and womens roles
• relationships
• Separate spheres

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The Victorian Method
Dressing like a Victorian Thank goodness were
modern women Lets get dressed!
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Chemise Loose, unstructured Easy to launder
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Corset Rigidly constructed Everyone wears them
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Underpetticoat Initial shaping Plain cotton
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Hoop petticoat The Liberator Bell-shaped women
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Over petticoat Lavishly decorated Final shaping
layer
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Dressing Like a Victorian

Finally, the dress Full skirts, tight
sleeves Dont forget the accesories
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Working class life
Workplace changes Skilled v. unskilled Family
earners
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Down on the farm

• Farm life changes
• Boom and bust
• New challenges
• Life on the plains
• Womens roles

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The least you should know
What were some of the common issues for working
class and farmers?
Income pressure
Economic cycles
edcuation
Changes at workplace
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Attitudes and education

• What about the workers?
• Labor unions
• Working your way up
• Education changes

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The new immigrants
Central and Southern Europe 2.5 million
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The new immigrants
push, pull Assimilation issues new nativism
Push Factors Political Financial Religious Pull
factors Freedom Economic opportunity
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The least you should know
What were some of the challenges immigrants faced
in late 1800s?
discrimination
Finding jobs
Finding housing
assimilation
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Cities grow quickly
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Changing face of cities

• Polyglot cities
• Slums develop
• How to cope

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Cities modernize

• Transportation
• Wealthier move out
• Construction improves
• Bridges, infrastructure

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Reform thinking begins

• Social Darwinism
• Gospel of Wealth
• Social Gospel
• Women step in
• Settlement Houses

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The least you should know
How did cities change in the late 1800s?
New construction methods
Explosive growth
Wealthy moving out
infrastructure
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Gilded Age amusements

• Music and more
• Amusement parks
• Spectator sports

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Politics of the Gilded Age

• Corrupt
• Boss system
• Voting patterns