Vintage photos show how dangerous railways, mills, and other workplaces used to be
Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...
A castle’s secret? Smithsonian workers unearth 19th-century cistern
As part of the Smithsonian Castle Revitalization Project, workers on Jefferson Drive uncovered ... Think of them as the ...
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Improving public health in the late 19th century
By the late 19th century, the industrial revolution was finally bringing benefits to the working class. Laws had been passed limiting hours of work and improving working conditions. Higher wages ...
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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, domestic service was an expanding area of employment for working-class women. Generally speaking, the pay was low and the work was hard. Most resident ...
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Beyond Evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace’s critique of the 19th century world
At work, he witnessed how British landlords in ... In his 1898 book summarising human achievement in the 19th century, Wallace declared that the worst aspect of the century was the way Europeans ...