Commercialized Sex I. The Market Revolution A. America as a Colonial Economy B. Economic Transformation C. Class D. Urbanization II. Family, Women, and Work A. Separate Spheres Ideology B. The Rise of the Sweatshop III. Prostitution A. Description B. Causes C. Risks IV. Moral Reform A. Middle-class religion B. Women’s politics C. Sensationalism
American Economy, 1800 Farming Hand Labor Craft work Local Family Firms Upward Mobility apprentice journeyman master
Economic Transformation De-skilling Machines National market Artisan System breaks down
Class
New Cities In 1790, two cities with more than 20,000 (NYC, PHL) By 1860, forty-three such cities New York City, 1842
“Separate Spheres” Male Female Public Sphere Private Sphere Wage labor Physical, dangerous Government Parties, Army Conflict State of Nature Female Private Sphere Housework Cooking, cleaning Family Childbirth, rearing Love Nurture
Rise of the Sweatshop
Prostitution Description Causes Risks
Moral Reform
Middle Class Religion Second Great Awakening, 1820-40 Revivals Church membership grows 100K in 1831 Revivals 10-25K people Intersection of moral and political reform Beecher family, 1850s
Philadelphia abolitionists, 1840s Women in Politics Philadelphia abolitionists, 1840s
New York Tribune editors, ca. 1850 Sensationalism New York Tribune editors, ca. 1850