19th CENTURY ENGLAND

BEFORE

• 20% of the population lived in towns in 1801
• In the early 1800's, many worked in agriculture
• Goods were made by hand

AFTER

• About 50% percent of people lived in towns by 1881
• By the late 1800's, many people worked in factories
• Goods were produced by machine

LIVING STANDARDS

• Products were cheaper because they were mass produced
• Housing was better for people in the late 19th century
• New methods of transportation meant that goods could be easily moved
• Life became more comfortable and safer

WOMEN'S STATUS

• Women didn't have a voice, and had to obey their husbands
• Young boys received a better education
• Women lived lives hardly any better than slaves
• Women didn't have a choice on who they were to marry
• Women received low paying jobs

SCIENCE AND RELIGION

• In the beginning, religion & science were all in harmony
• The bible and nature were believed to be tied together
• Discoveries of evolution contradicted with Genesis
• This lead to many debates & arguments

LITERATURE

• There were many narratives of self invention written
• Many popular genres were poetry and novels based on life
• Writers expressed creativity in experimental literary forms
• Their writing reflected their identity

WORK CITED

• "A HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THE 19th CENTURY." 19th Century England. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2014.
• "Department of English." 19th Century British Literature. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
• "Victorian Science & Religion." Victorian Science & Religion. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
• "WOMEN'S STATUS IN MID 19TH-CENTURY ENGLANDA BRIEF OVERVIEWby Helena Wojtczak." English Women's History. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014