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New Cities, New Laws Cities grew during 19 th century  Machines made farm work easier (less jobs) and made new jobs in the city (factories)  ex. London.

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1 New Cities, New Laws Cities grew during 19 th century  Machines made farm work easier (less jobs) and made new jobs in the city (factories)  ex. London between 1800-1900 grew from 960,000 → 6,500,500 Most “urban” (city) migrants were lower class  New laws addressed their concerns City govs. created Boards of Health- Buildings inspected for health hazards Clean water and sewage systems (hot water on the regular)

2 Industrial disaster... Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, March 25, 1911, New York City 146 dead 14 years old – 46 years old Doors of factory locked to prevent workers from taking breaks or stealing a shirtwaist... "What the hell did they close the door for? What did the think we were going out with? What are we gonna do, steal a shirtwaist? Who the heck wanted a shirtwaist?"-Pauline Cuoio Pepe a nineteen-year-old sewing machine operator

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5 "Thud -- dead; thud -- dead; thud -- dead; thud -- dead. Sixty- two thud -- deads. I call them that, because the sound and the thought of death came to me each time, at the same instant," United Press reporter William Shephard

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7 Women's Rights Feminism- the movement for women's rights  Began during the enlightenment- arguing for women's right to education and other topics  Modern feminism began with fight to own property  Also to go to the same universities and have the same jobs as men Women like Florence Nightengale and Clara Barton transfromed nursing into a respected profession of trained”women in white”

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11 Suffragist City! Women also fought for the right to vote and other issues of political equality Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903  Founded the “Women's Social and Political Union”  Members chained themselves to lamposts, hit politicians with eggs, smashed windows of department stores  Male dominated governments didn't give in until after World War 1

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18 Universal Education pp. 627  What was the point/purpose of Universal education?  What did it have to do with the Industrial Revolution?  What did it have to do with citizenship and democracy?

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