3. Culture and Society Attitudes and Values Science and Technology
The Victorian Era
Culture and Society
Attitudes and Values
Science and Technology

4. After the Rebellions of 1837
Rush of Immigration
Most new immigrants were British Isles
Made the French a smaller minority

5. Who Were the Victorians?
British decedents who shared the values of those back in Britain
Named for Queen Victoria
Shared values, styles, activities, prejudices
Did not want a multicultural society!

6. Social Class determined a person’s quality of life Social class and standing determined by the male’s status and wealth

7. Class Based Society Poor Middle Class Usually English
Lived in big, fancy homes
Had servants
Life was easy
The rich get richer
Immigrants- Scottish and Irish
1-2 bedroom homes
Worked long hours 6 days a week
Not paid well
No vacations
No employment insurance
No health care

8. Victorian Attitudes and Values
Stressed hard work and personal success
Valued wealth
Supported sexual repression, low tolerance of crime, and a strong social ethic.
Proud of the British Empire

9. Materialistic
Valuing material possessions, status, appearance, and money above all else
spent money on fashion and homes
Like the Kardashians but much more modest!

11. Leisure Activities Games Shows Sports Billiard halls
Whist (4 person card game)
Checkers
Shows
Circus
Concerts
Medicine Shows
dances
Sports
Bare-knuckle boxing
Swimming for fun
Bear baiting

12. Leisure Travel Expanded after 1850 because: Trains popular because:
Infrastructure grew
Railways and steamships developed
Trains popular because:
Cheap tickets
All classes could afford it

13. Media The Newspaper was the only media in Victorian Canada
By 1800 every town had at least 1 newspaper
Used by politicians
Advertised products

14. After 1850 Life Changed Dramatically!
Scientists and inventors made several breakthroughs
people excited but also scared
Some ideas were so new that people could not understand them

15. Vaccinations
Mid 1800s people could start to get vaccinations to prevent disease
Smallpox
cholera
typhoid fever
Tuberculosis
What would life be like today without vaccinations?

16. Smallpox One of the most devastating human diseases
A contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules
Why is it still kept in laboratories?

17. Doctors did not understand the issue of hygiene
Victorian Surgery
Doctors did not understand the issue of hygiene
Smoked during surgery
Did not know about bacteria and infection
Did not sterilize equipment
NO Anesthesia
Drains on the floor
Exposed hair

18. Surgery BEFORE Anesthesia

20. Bacteria and Infection
Nobody knew anything about Bacteria
Scientists who studied bacteria under a microscope thought it was insect eggs
Many people died after surgery due to infection

21. Louis Pasteur French Scientist
Theorized that bacteria caused many illnesses
He used carbolic acid as an antiseptic
Vaccinated people and animals

22. Pasteurization Process of pasteurization named after Louis Pasteur
to heat a food or liquid so to kill bacteria
Ex. Milk and cheese

23. Emily Stowe One of the 1st female doctors in Canada
Major accomplishment for women in male dominated society
Strong woman, stood up to anyone