Women's Expectations of Reform
ECCO Women's Expectations of Reform, 1870s-1920.
Introduction:
In the 19th century it was expected for women and children to work as man. The nation’s crises constrained industrial wages and produced high levels of unemployment. Women and child factory worker chose to work 10 hours a day. The outcome was the Knights of Labor where practically anybody could work.
Expectations:
In 19th century, women and children expected a high percentage of the work force in some industries and receive but a fraction of the wages a man could earn. The American Federation of Labor (1885) objectives were to increase wages, reduce hours, and improve working conditions. By the early 20th century, new revenue laws were enacted by taxing inheritances, incomes, and the property or earnings of corporations. Also, Wilson said (1913) “we must abolish everything that bears any semblance of privilege”.
Constraints:
Further eroding industrial wages produced high levels of unemployment. Before and after founding of the AFL, American labor history was violent. It was clear to many people that most of the problems reformers were concerned about could be solved only if dealt with on a national scale. The act retained many protective features (1913).
Choices:
Technological improvements, added so much to the nation’s productivity, continually reduced the demand for skilled labor. Before 1874, women and child factory workers performed 10 hours a day. Federal troops had to be sent to several locations before the Great Rail Strike of 1877 was ended. Roosevelt declared his determination to give all the American people a “Square Deal”. He captured the imagination of the ordinary individuals; approved progressive measures that cut across party lines. “Control”, said Wilson, “must be public, not private, must be vested in the government itself, so that the banks may be the instruments, not the masters, of business and of individual enterprise and initiative”.
Outcome:
Industrial workers
Introduction:
In the 19th century it was expected for women and children to work as man. The nation’s crises constrained industrial wages and produced high levels of unemployment. Women and child factory worker chose to work 10 hours a day. The outcome was the Knights of Labor where practically anybody could work.
Expectations:
In 19th century, women and children expected a high percentage of the work force in some industries and receive but a fraction of the wages a man could earn. The American Federation of Labor (1885) objectives were to increase wages, reduce hours, and improve working conditions. By the early 20th century, new revenue laws were enacted by taxing inheritances, incomes, and the property or earnings of corporations. Also, Wilson said (1913) “we must abolish everything that bears any semblance of privilege”.
Constraints:
Further eroding industrial wages produced high levels of unemployment. Before and after founding of the AFL, American labor history was violent. It was clear to many people that most of the problems reformers were concerned about could be solved only if dealt with on a national scale. The act retained many protective features (1913).
Choices:
Technological improvements, added so much to the nation’s productivity, continually reduced the demand for skilled labor. Before 1874, women and child factory workers performed 10 hours a day. Federal troops had to be sent to several locations before the Great Rail Strike of 1877 was ended. Roosevelt declared his determination to give all the American people a “Square Deal”. He captured the imagination of the ordinary individuals; approved progressive measures that cut across party lines. “Control”, said Wilson, “must be public, not private, must be vested in the government itself, so that the banks may be the instruments, not the masters, of business and of individual enterprise and initiative”.
Outcome:
Industrial workers