Women in Society -cult of domesticity husband, children, home, church -could not vote in most places -could not own property or keep wages if husband lived
Reformers -Abolitionists / Suffrage Grimke sisters Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Stanton Susan B. Anthony -Temperance move to ban alcohol
Women’s Reforms -Abolitionists / Suffrage Grimke sisters Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Stanton Susan B. Anthony -Temperance move to ban alcohol
Women’s Reforms -Abolitionists / Suffrage Grimke sisters Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Stanton Susan B. Anthony -Temperance move to ban alcohol
Women’s Reforms -Abolitionists / Suffrage Grimke sisters Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Stanton Susan B. Anthony -Temperance move to ban alcohol
Women’s Reforms -Abolitionists / Suffrage Grimke sisters Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Stanton Susan B. Anthony -Temperance move to ban alcohol
Women’s Movement -women saw increased opportunities in reform movements -Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 “Declaration of Sentiments”
Women’s Movement -women saw increased opportunities in reform movements -Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 “Declaration of Sentiments”
Reforms -Women’s Education Catherine Beecher Oberlin College -Health Reform Elizabeth Blackwell Amelia Bloomer
Markets Expand -by the mid 1800’s people were no longer totally self-sufficient produce one product, buy all others -specialization -capitalism -standard of living rose for almost everyone
Transportation Changes -Robert Fulton steam powered ships -many canals were built after Erie was completed -growth of railroads
Transportation Changes -Robert Fulton steam powered ships -many canals were built after Erie was completed -growth of railroads
Inventions Improve Life -Charles Goodyear vulcanized rubber -I.M. Singer sewing machines -Samuel Morse telegraph Morse code
Agriculture -people began to move into the mid-western parts of the nation -lots of available farm lands -John Deere steel plows -Cyrus McCormick mechanical reaper
Changing Workplace -development of industry -decline of skilled labor -growth of urban areas -cost of goods decreased and supply increased
Factory System Begins -Lowell textile mills -factory system -company town for young girls -strict control over the workers lives -factory conditions would warn of future problems
Working Conditions -long hours -six days a week -poor ventilation and lighting -unsafe working conditions -development of labor unions and strikes
Immigration -lots of immigration in the mid 1800’s -mostly Irish or German -most immigrants settled in groups -low wages of immigrants caused problems with other workers -Growth of Nativism -Know-Nothing Party