I included more information about the economic systems, such as Capitalism and Communism, and the philosophers and the works they published behind each idea. I added information about the ideas of Supply and Demand, and how they affect the invisible hand of the economy, bringing them to an equilibrium. I also added information about leisure time of the workers, as well as more information about the workers themselves, specifically female workers, and their working conditions.
The Working Class Budget
The budget was low for a working class family.
To increase the budget, the mother or children would have to work as well.
Not much money was spent on leisure.
Street Amusements
-After work, people stayed outside and socialized.
-People vended goods in the streets.
-Neighbors were friendly and had conversations often.
Children Playing
-Children entertained themselves playing with other children.
-The girl has two other kids in a stroller, taking care of them.
Organ grinder on New York streets, with children watching
-Organ grinders were popular
-People enjoyed music in the streets
Lower East Side Push Carts
-Sold fruits, vegetables, other food
-Men, women, children gathered around to buy
-The entire street is filled with carts.
Married Working Men's Leisure
-Men spent about half their leisure time with their families.
-Skilled workers spent more time, unskilled workers spent less time.
-Working men spent 10% of income on leisure, liquor, tobacco, tickets, etc.
-Prostitution, gambling, and excessive spending posed a threat to families.
-Saloons were popular, providing contacts, alcohol, and companions.
Saloon Interior
-Men stand around the counter drinking beer.
-Dressed in work clothes, but not working.
A New York Saloon
-Signs advertized cigars and tobacco and beer.
-Located on the corner of a street.
-People milling about outside.
The Working Girl
-Young single females were dominant in female working force.
-Many immigrants and other women worked in garment factories and sweatshops.
-New jobs became availible for girls such as in offices, stores, factories but were mostly availible for native girls.
-Most females earned less than $8 a week.
-Most women could not afford to live alone, 80-90% lived with relatives.
-Because of legislations, the 9 hour work day became the norm and women had more leisure time to spend.
-Gossipped, sang, conversed at work and out of work.
-Studied fashion to appear more attractive.
-Companies targetted the new young female consumer because they were the key to success due to their new forms of entertainment.
Sweatshop Girls
-Crowded, many people in a small room
-Overhead lamps mean they worked into the night
-Worked on fabrics with machines
-Men supervised
Girls Putting On Style
-Perfumer sign in background
-Women gathered and dressed up
-Fancy hats, dresses, with feathers and fur
Parody: The New Woman On Wash Day
-The man is doing the washing
-The woman is leaning over supervising the man in her leisure time
-Describes the change in work of women, and how they have more leisure and freedom. Reflection:
Review your work on the different grouping presented in the website as well as your comments on the pictures associated with each group or event
Summarize what you learned about the different groups and the types of activities they took part in.
Express your opinions on the different activities that were associated with males and females
Through studying the website and picture, I learned about the different leisure activities of the population groups during the Industrial Revolution. Men were often found in Saloons or with their families. They spent a good amount of their income on leisure, such as on tobacco or alcohol. Saloons were popular places to socialize where men stayed to have discussions and purchase liquor. However, I think some of these leisure activities proved harmful to their families, especially the increase of consumption of alcohol. In contrast, young single women of the time had different activities they did in their free time. Because the majority of the female workforce was young and single, they enjoyed gossip and songs, socializing with other women often. Fashion became a large trend as women began studying the fashion of richer classes and copying their clothing. I think this created a new social status for women, because they had much more leisure time with a 9 hour workday, and more freedom than before. Children were often forced to entertain themselves because their parents were often at work. Children played on the streets with games like stickball and marbles. I feel that leisure for children didnt require much money (as compared to women or men) because the children often came up with their own games and didnt rely on their parents.
+Women and men had access to different activities +Men had more time for leisure +Womens income was given to families +Short childhood +Men had more opportunities in leisure
Virtual Tour of a New York
-Gottberg Family 1870: Woman made the lace and the man sold it.
-Shafer Family 1870: Most of the family works as laborers. Toilet (chamber pot) is in the room.
-Glockner Family 1870: Lack of medication and medical help leaves the baby to die.
-Langolor Family 1870: Works with laundry, the child boils the clothes and the woman washes them.
-Saloon In Basement 1870: Wife prepares a meal while the men sit and discuss. A child brings a bucket to take home some beer.
-Confino Family 1915: Crowded spaces, 10 people living in it. Family has time to celebrate Jewish holdays.
-Rubinsky Family 1915: Have been naturalized, yet cannot vote. Watches progress of womens rights movement.
-Berg Family 1915: Baby is sick, but the family is covered by insurance for 5 cents a week and a visiting nurse. Uses icebox instead of refridgerator.
-Barnonovitch Family 1915: Lives in personal sweatshop. Tenament inspector visits to check for violations.
-Chereska Family 1915: Tuberculosis and diseases were rampant. Used Cupping to try and draw blood from skin and help heal.
-Rogarshevsky 1915: Celebrating another Jewish holiday. Burns the bread and crumbs?
More people lived in tenaments in 1915. There were often 4+ people living in the same space, and up to 10. The rooms also got smaller, in 1870, families had an entire floor, whereas in 1915, families had only half a floor despite having more people. Insurance and health care allowed people to be healthier with nurses and medication, as opposed to the health care in 1870 that couldnt help the dying baby. The majority of the residents were immigrants during both times.
I included more information about the economic systems, such as Capitalism and Communism, and the philosophers and the works they published behind each idea. I added information about the ideas of Supply and Demand, and how they affect the invisible hand of the economy, bringing them to an equilibrium. I also added information about leisure time of the workers, as well as more information about the workers themselves, specifically female workers, and their working conditions.
The Working Class Budget
The budget was low for a working class family.
To increase the budget, the mother or children would have to work as well.
Not much money was spent on leisure.
Street Amusements
-After work, people stayed outside and socialized.
-People vended goods in the streets.
-Neighbors were friendly and had conversations often.
Children Playing
-Children entertained themselves playing with other children.
-The girl has two other kids in a stroller, taking care of them.
Organ grinder on New York streets, with children watching
-Organ grinders were popular
-People enjoyed music in the streets
Lower East Side Push Carts
-Sold fruits, vegetables, other food
-Men, women, children gathered around to buy
-The entire street is filled with carts.
Married Working Men's Leisure
-Men spent about half their leisure time with their families.
-Skilled workers spent more time, unskilled workers spent less time.
-Working men spent 10% of income on leisure, liquor, tobacco, tickets, etc.
-Prostitution, gambling, and excessive spending posed a threat to families.
-Saloons were popular, providing contacts, alcohol, and companions.
Saloon Interior
-Men stand around the counter drinking beer.
-Dressed in work clothes, but not working.
A New York Saloon
-Signs advertized cigars and tobacco and beer.
-Located on the corner of a street.
-People milling about outside.
The Working Girl
-Young single females were dominant in female working force.
-Many immigrants and other women worked in garment factories and sweatshops.
-New jobs became availible for girls such as in offices, stores, factories but were mostly availible for native girls.
-Most females earned less than $8 a week.
-Most women could not afford to live alone, 80-90% lived with relatives.
-Because of legislations, the 9 hour work day became the norm and women had more leisure time to spend.
-Gossipped, sang, conversed at work and out of work.
-Studied fashion to appear more attractive.
-Companies targetted the new young female consumer because they were the key to success due to their new forms of entertainment.
Sweatshop Girls
-Crowded, many people in a small room
-Overhead lamps mean they worked into the night
-Worked on fabrics with machines
-Men supervised
Girls Putting On Style
-Perfumer sign in background
-Women gathered and dressed up
-Fancy hats, dresses, with feathers and fur
Parody: The New Woman On Wash Day
-The man is doing the washing
-The woman is leaning over supervising the man in her leisure time
-Describes the change in work of women, and how they have more leisure and freedom.
Reflection:
Through studying the website and picture, I learned about the different leisure activities of the population groups during the Industrial Revolution. Men were often found in Saloons or with their families. They spent a good amount of their income on leisure, such as on tobacco or alcohol. Saloons were popular places to socialize where men stayed to have discussions and purchase liquor. However, I think some of these leisure activities proved harmful to their families, especially the increase of consumption of alcohol. In contrast, young single women of the time had different activities they did in their free time. Because the majority of the female workforce was young and single, they enjoyed gossip and songs, socializing with other women often. Fashion became a large trend as women began studying the fashion of richer classes and copying their clothing. I think this created a new social status for women, because they had much more leisure time with a 9 hour workday, and more freedom than before. Children were often forced to entertain themselves because their parents were often at work. Children played on the streets with games like stickball and marbles. I feel that leisure for children didnt require much money (as compared to women or men) because the children often came up with their own games and didnt rely on their parents.
+Women and men had access to different activities
+Men had more time for leisure
+Womens income was given to families
+Short childhood
+Men had more opportunities in leisure
Virtual Tour of a New York
-Gottberg Family 1870: Woman made the lace and the man sold it.
-Shafer Family 1870: Most of the family works as laborers. Toilet (chamber pot) is in the room.
-Glockner Family 1870: Lack of medication and medical help leaves the baby to die.
-Langolor Family 1870: Works with laundry, the child boils the clothes and the woman washes them.
-Saloon In Basement 1870: Wife prepares a meal while the men sit and discuss. A child brings a bucket to take home some beer.
-Confino Family 1915: Crowded spaces, 10 people living in it. Family has time to celebrate Jewish holdays.
-Rubinsky Family 1915: Have been naturalized, yet cannot vote. Watches progress of womens rights movement.
-Berg Family 1915: Baby is sick, but the family is covered by insurance for 5 cents a week and a visiting nurse. Uses icebox instead of refridgerator.
-Barnonovitch Family 1915: Lives in personal sweatshop. Tenament inspector visits to check for violations.
-Chereska Family 1915: Tuberculosis and diseases were rampant. Used Cupping to try and draw blood from skin and help heal.
-Rogarshevsky 1915: Celebrating another Jewish holiday. Burns the bread and crumbs?
More people lived in tenaments in 1915. There were often 4+ people living in the same space, and up to 10. The rooms also got smaller, in 1870, families had an entire floor, whereas in 1915, families had only half a floor despite having more people. Insurance and health care allowed people to be healthier with nurses and medication, as opposed to the health care in 1870 that couldnt help the dying baby. The majority of the residents were immigrants during both times.