Worlds Apart: Farm Families in the Mid-19th Century
There are fewer distinctions between men's and women's work among farm families. Patterns of farm work and who does what vary from region to region. Excerpts from a 19th-century diary reflect the importance of church and social support in reducing t...
Worlds Apart: Changes in Education
Many girls as well as boys are receiving basic instruction in the first part of the 19th century with the growth of the common-school movement. The course of study for boys tends to be more academic than it is for girls. It is the "maternalistic wed...
Worlds Apart: Mechanization of Agriculture, The
Agriculture itself is being transformed in the 19th century as it too becomes responsive to prices and market requirements. As an offshoot of the changes occurring in other commercial ventures, farming is also becoming more mechanized. The flat land...
Worlds Apart: Economic and Social Life in the South
Dramatic changes in the economic and social life of the North are having a very different impact on the South. Cotton production expands, the invention of the cotton gin opens up opportunities for staple cotton, and the importance of slavery to the ...