Industrial Revolution Historians 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryIndustrial RevolutionUniversityNone Created by: CecilyCreated on: 02-06-15 20:36 10628471359 Across 1. Interest of anthropometrics of women, averaged lower than men - had lower living standards. Also notes that English women had worse living standards than the Irish, due to Irish still retaining self-sufficient family unit style. Timing - 1790s-1890s. (7, 3, 5) 4. Increased working hours - added 1,000 hours between 1750 and 1850 (4) 5. Focus on Sheshed and their IMRs, worse off for framework knitters (6) 6. Similar research to Lindert and Williamson in the chop and change of improvements - reflects time scales. (6) 8. 'baskets of goods': real wages stagnated then grew 1819-1851, 1.5% annually (7, 10) 9. Regional real wages: South declines, North rises. (4) Down 2. Regional IMR - lowest in Rural Surrey (45.1) compared to northern factory cities like Manchester (25.3) (7, 6) 3. Women sacrificed nutrition for men - highlights better job opportunities for men (4) 7. Uses anthropometrics: heights fell consistently 1740-1815 (9) 10. Food adulterated and had less calories in it when sold in city shops - worse living standars (7)
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