LIFE IN THE 19TH CENTURY

OVERALL LIFE

• The population of Britain went from 9 million 1801 to 41 million in 1901
• Many families lived in one house together in unsanitary conditions
• Work days were long and hard with little respite
• Children were sent to work at a very young age
• Many were injured due to dangerous conditions in textile mills and mines

Status of Women

• Had to obey men because men had all the resources
• Girls received less education than boys and were not allowed into universities
• Could only get low-paying jobs due to their lack of education
• Women outnumbered men by 360,000
• 30% of women over the age of twenty were unmarried

UPPER CLASS

• Consisted of very wealthy people
• Lived a very lavish lifestyle
• Some even got the title of aristocrat
• Even so, they were defined by their education not title

MIDDLE CLASS

• Industrialists, professionals, business people, shop owners
• These were the people who sacrificed everything to start a business
• Did live a lavish lifestyle even though they didn't have the wealth of the upper class
• Had expensive clothing and spacious houses
• Made up the majority of the population

WORKING CLASS

• Lowest class at the time
• Agricultural, mine, and factory workers
• Most lived in small and crowded tenements
• Some died due to poor working and living conditions
• Changes when labor laws come into place

WOMEN'S CLOTHING

• Long dresses with corsets and bustles
• Big/puffy shoulders with long or 3/4 sleeves
• Wore gloves and any shoes or boots with a heel
• Upperclass women wore silk
• They had a dress for almost every event (every day, tea, etc.)

MEN'S DRESS

• Wore top hats with a button down/dress shirt
• Knickers with knee high socks
• Brown or black shoes and boots
• Dress coats that were short in the front and long in the back
• Upperclass men wore wool with black clothing

POLITICAL IDEAS

• Socialism- people as a whole should own the country's wealth
• Communism- a form of socialism
• Capitalism- the opposing idea to socialism
• It was the idea that people should own what they earn
• Utilitarianism- main focus should be the people's happiness

THE UTOPIANS

• Believed in perfect society
• Robert Owen- set up the village of New Lanark
• Had controversial rules, safer factories, and fairer working conditions
• Showed that profitable business could be run with fair treatment to workers
• The complex fell into decline but it can still be used as a good example