1. Reforming the Industrial World
What reforms begin to help people during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Abolition of Slavery
Two groups during Ind Rev helped end slavery
1) Reformers thought slavery was morally wrong
2) Business owners thought cheap labor helps them make money and improves economy
Abolition movement led by William Wilberforce, member of British Parliament, British slavery ends in 1833
Labor Unions
Due to poor working conditions, voluntary associations known as labor unions form to improve working conditions
Skilled workers led the way in forming unions since it was hard for management to replace these workers
Governments tried to outlaw unions, which caused more people to strike and join unions

3. Women’s Rights
Although factories offered women independence, women only earned 1/3 of what men earned
Many single mothers didn’t earn enough $ to help their family
Jane Addams ran settlement housing programs for the poor & women
By 1848 a large women’s rights movement gains momentum