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- The Victorian Web: Child Labor. Article by Prof. D Cody Hartwick College, England. 2008.Describing child labor during the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
- Women in World History Website: The Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales. 2013."The Industrial Revolution in part was fueled by the economic necessity of many women, single and married, to find waged work outside their home. Women mostly found jobs in domestic service, textile factories, and piece work shops. They also worked in the coal mines."
- The Victorian Web: The Life of the Industrial Worker in Ninteenth-Century England L. Del Col, West Virginia University. 1998.The Physical Deterioration of the Textile Workers (Note: This was originally written back in 1833, and students may find the style of the text of a higher level of understanding).
[P. Gaskell, The Manufacturing Population of England. London, 1833, pp.161-162, 202-203.] - The Victorian Web: Chadwick's Report on Sanitary Conditions Added by L. Del Col, West Virginia University, 2002.Examines the sanitary conditions during the Industrial Revolution
- Way Back Machine Website, Archived article: The Sadler Committee's Report on Child Labor in England - 1832Outlining the working conditions in the mills and treatment of workers during the Industrial Revolution
- Way Back Machine Website: A-Z History Industrial Revolution Article from discovery.comA brief article about the life and times before, during and after the Industrial Revolution
- American History Timeline: Industrial Revolution: Facts and History - Immigration: Facts and HistoryThe best school resources on American History for students, teachers and parents
- Ecology Today Website: The Ecological Impact of the Industrial Revolution by E. McLamb, 2011This webinar series of notes outlines the impact of the industries during this time on people, population and the limitations of available natural resources
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The Industrial Revolution by Call Number: EBSCO eBookISBN: 9781474225489
Milestones In Modern World History by
Examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the industrial revolution that transformed Great Britain between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century.
Call Number: FollettShelfISBN: 9781438136929
Industrial Age Medicine by
By the middle of the 18th century, the profession of medicine and its place in the sciences was entering a period of rapid change. Many of the old ideas about the human body and how to cure or prevent diseases were being questioned. But was this just by chance? This book shows how a wide range of inventions, developments, and other factors created ideal circumstances for medicine to make huge advances in the Industrial Age.
Call Number: EBSCO eBOOKISBN: 9781410951816
Industrial Revolution
Click on this image below to visit the Victorian Britain - An Industrial Nation, National Archives website, containing articles and videos on the working conditions in Britain between 1750 - 1914:
Child labour and Children's rights in Victorian Britain
SOURCE: Published on YouTube in 2014
From 1700 until the beginning of the First World War in 1914, a period of great social, political and economic upheaval unfolded across the globe. There are many contributing factors that made the Industrial Revolution possible. In this program we focus on the agricultural revolution, the rise of the factory, the invention of the steam engine, and the role of Britain?s empire.
Teacher Resources available from ClickView Online.
The railroad journey and the Industrial Revolution
SOURCE: Published on YouTube Nov 1, 2014
In which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had been muscle-powered. You either walked where you wanted to go, or rode on an animal to get where you were going. The railroad changed human perception of time and space, making long distance travel much faster and easier. Railroads also changed habits, including increasing reading. People needed some sort of distraction to ensure they didn't have to talk to other people on the train. Like any new technology, railroads also scared people. All kinds of fears surrounded rail travel, but over time, people got over them. And the quality of boiler manufacturing improved, so the trains exploded less often, which also made people feel safer.
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