Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the private and public sphere were one sphere and meant the same thing, where home and work were equal (lecture). Family was the economic unit working and functioning together to sustain the home with agriculture being the means of labor and production where “one owned their labor (lecture).” And labor increased that also meant an increased need for workers or laborers which at that time meant children in the home. So with increased work and demand for more workers, the answer was to reproduce more children, or workers. The lives of children during this time differ drastically to the lives of children today “Unlike today, where children are seen as mouths to feed (lecture).” Children were seen as not children …show more content…
So, women’s independence seems to be acceptable maybe even praised before marriage but after marriage this independence is expected to be traded for dependence. Despite being dependent on the wages of a spouse or male family member, women did work despite the middle class ideal and even with the era’s “concept of true womanhood,” which limited the opportunities for women to achieve economic and social independence, especially for foreign born women and black women, along with native born white women who occupied both spheres doing paid and unpaid labor in order to support their families along with the wage of their spouse, thus depending on both the women’s and men’s income (Stern and Axinn, p.103). Situations where women with young children who became widowed were offered relief upon losing a good portion if not most of their income. These women would now have to adjust to one income, which is significantly lower, within the public sphere but also do most if not all of the work in the private sphere. “These women were offered poverty relief with the widow’s/mother’s pension …show more content…
These outcomes were in terms of housing, children in the labor force, women’s work and the conditions of work for women and children, as well as work done with the issue of sanitation (lecture). “An important point mentioned with regards to the Charity Organization Movement was that the movement illustrates how a specific class of women, which was protestant, white, and upper class was now engaging in the public sphere, in terms of politics (lecture).” An example is the Temperance movement which up until that point had been a man’s domain and when women started getting involved, this represented middle class reactions to the disorder of another class, where the middle class had not been separated from other classes and the moral corruption of the working class was on public display (p102). Alcohol and the use of alcohol was gendered as well as the realities of marriage at this time, where alcohol was consumed primarily by men and in areas dominated by men such as bars and brothels and in a world where morally upright, respectable women were excluded (p.102). Besides the Temperance Movement, women also participated in the abolition movement and during this time is when women’s rights took a pause to focus more on war relief and this was also a time where technological innovations changed women’s work in the private sphere. Innovations such as indoor plumbing and electric lighting as well as the rise of
Women’s rights and the way they live has changed greatly over the course of time. Back in the day, women did not have equal rights to men and they had to face many challenges in order to receive the jobs they wanted. Nowadays, women can get the same jobs as men and their power is much more appreciated. The 1930’s affected women in a positive way over time as they tried to work their way up in government positions, obtain more profitable jobs, and help provide for their families; but they still had a long ways to go getting equal rights to men.
The U.S. women’s movement started in 1848 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott participated in the Seneca Falls Convention in New York to talk about various social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women (Women’s History in the U.S....). Over time, this inspired many women to stand up for their own beliefs and for the better for women in future generations. During World War I, high birth rates led to food and supply shortages, and disease which mainly affected those in poverty (Putting Margaret Sanger’s Ideas in Context). At the time, a woman’s life revolved around bringing food home and onto the table which became an issue with the lack of supplies and the best foods would be given first to men (Comstockery in America).
Kirsten E. Woods wrote Masterful Women. This book was published by The University of North Carolina Press in 2003, and is a nonfiction historical book that is 198 pages long, without the notes and focuses on the struggles and accomplishments of slaveholding widows during the American Revolution through the Civil War (1765-1865). Women didn’t have any major rights until they were widowed, due to women being viewed as vulnerable and fully dependent on men. In this book, Kirsten Woods argues that women were viewed as dependent on men and they could not do anything for themselves. As a reader goes on through this book women prove that this statement is incorrect and women can therefore do most everything that a man can do.
The Women’s Era spanned from 1890 to 1920, it was a progressive movement that allowed economic and political independence for women. Women began to be more publicly active and were able to step into the social sphere. By 1900 five million women were working for wages, in the beginning, they were young unmarried women working in domestic fields, however, well-educated women were beginning to work in a professional position and better paying jobs. Twenty years later eight million were working and it was no longer unmarried women, married women were working as well and they were able to move out of domestic jobs into office jobs or telephone operators. An important group called The Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed in 1974 and they demanded the prohibition of alcohol and for economic and political reform that included the right to vote.
During her speeches, she touched on something that was very controversial at that point; a woman’s massive role in the reform causes. Since women were seen as the moral center of the home, they imposed themselves in society as the moral integrity of the nation, thus finding work in the reform movements. The role that women played in the temperance movement caused light to be shed and the realization that female voters would be of more power on the war against alcohol. Even though women’s right to vote did not happen until the 1900’s, they did receive many legal advantages and proved their power from a religious and political state which gave women a new sense of pride and worth within the
Before the late 1700s, Europe and America were chiefly agrarian rural societies. Most people had small workshops or worked out of their homes in what was called a cottage industry. Innovations such as the Water Frame, Spinning Jenny, and Steam Engine revolutionized the textile industry and culminated in a boost to the economy. These inventions sparked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England, and the new technology propelled the country's shift to a manufacturing and urban society. Eventually, the revolution spread to other countries.
Before the Market Revolution, the women of the house would clean the house, make the clothes, teach the children, make the food, and weave the blankets. After the Market Revolution, more goods were being made under one roof by several workers with new inventions to make the process easier and faster and young women would work in the mills as part of the Lowell System. Families became smaller due to this shift from farm/homespun goods strictly made by the family and used for the family to ‘factory’ made goods for the consumption of the public. The demand for workers in the new factory system created a growth in the middle class and more jobs for those who migrated and
For a long time, activists like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton have attempted to organize movements to stand up for the rights of women. Especially during the Great Depression, women who worked were vilified for taking jobs away from unemployed men. As the economy grew, men were still hired over women for industrial jobs, and women remained in charge of the household and their children. The bad living conditions and lack of space within cities drove people to suburbia, where there was more room and opportunity, particularly for women (Document 3). Opportunities of education were offered to many women and laborers to help productivity increase.
Before the the industrial revolution work and family were basically the same thing. Work was based around home and the family life. After the revolution began families were taken out of the home and put into factories for mass production of goods and services. Families were split because of the demands of the factories. To maximize production hours were lengthened to meet requirements.
The Industrial Revolution was a horrific time in the 1700s by the fact that it caused bad pollution and children would be worn out at the end of their work day. The greatest aspect of industrialization was that the kids and adults had good surroundings. “Of these there are 500 children who are entirely fed, clothed, and educated by Mr.Dale” (Document 6). The quote is evidence that shows the kids were well cared for.
she was able to regain control of one aspect of women’s personal lives. The birth rate in America steadily declined after this movement, because now women have the freedom of choosing when they want to have children. These social movements continued through the 20th century, and both ideas of being careful with alcohol and domestic abuse, and also the acceptance of birth control are still aspects of women's lives
Child labor during the 18th and 19th century did not only rapidly develop an industrial revolution, but it also created a situation of difficulty and abuse by depriving children of edjucation, good physical health, and the proper emotional wellness and stability. In the late 1700 's and early 1800 's, power-driven machines replaced hand labor for making most manufactured items. Many of America 's factories needed a numerous amount of workers for a cheap salary. Because of this, the amount of child laborers have been growing rapidly over the early 1800s.
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes from 1760 to sometime in between 1820 and 1840. It was a major turning point in history that influenced almost every aspect of daily life. Before the Industrial Revolution women and men had jobs inside of the household. Some men worked outside and were getting paid to do so. Many were self-employed farmers, craftsmen, and other occupations.
Child labor was a great concern in the Industrial revolution but very few people did something to stop it. Women and Children were forced to work more than 10 hours a day with only forty minutes to have lunch. Elizabeth Bentley once said that they didn’t have any time to have breakfast or drink anything during the day. They worked standing up and if they didn’t do their work on time they were strapped (whipped). Children were treating like they were not important, like they didn’t deserve a better life.
More Work For Mother Before the 19th centuries most of the lifestyle and economy was surrounded by self-produced goods and independent creation of materials which supported the household, families will live on their own farms and cultivated their own products but all this changed as the industrialization came over taking away the likelihood of this lifestyle by switching around how economy, family, and to work where structured. The use of money instead of an exchange of goods; families moving to more urbanized regions and living the country life to become factory workers and enter the workforce. The setting of culture itself was alienated as many of the common activities that took place on daily basis on the stereotypical or for a more suitable term, a common way of life on the 18th centuries.