The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

What life was like in the early 19th Century.

Timeline of 19th Centuryhttp://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/1830-18

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Women’s Fashion in the 19th Century – Social Classes

19th Century Clothing Catalog

More Fashions from the 19th Century

Women’s Clothing Constricted Their Lives

A Woman’s Place in the 19th CenturyWomen could not have

careers.Had to obey fathers,

husbands, and brothers.Could be beaten if they did

something to anger their father, husband, or brother.

Received less education than males.

Women’s sole purpose was to marry and have children.

All of the women’s possessions belonged to her father or her husband when she married.

Men’s Fashions in the 19th Century – Social Classes

A British Navy Officer

19th Century Fashion – Social Classes- gentlemen’s

fashion

19th Century Fashion – Social Classesgentlemen’s

fashion

Men’s Fashion – Social Classes

laborer

Women’s Fashions – Social Classesfarming woman

19th Century Fashion – Social ClassesThe poor dressed

in what was almost rags.

Housing - Social ClassesThe wealthier

classes lived in very lavish homes.

Housing - Social ClassesThe merchant

class often became quite wealthy and lived in nice homes.

Housing - Social ClassThe working class

lived in neat but small homes.

Housing - Social ClassesThe poor lived in

slums.

Housing - Social ClassThe living

conditions of people of African descent.

Social Classes – People from different classes did not mix socially.The aristocracy did not even need to work for

a living. Their wealth was inherited.The merchant class could be quite wealthy,

but they were looked down on by the aristocracy because they were “in trade.” They manufactured goods and shipped them around the world for trade.

Social Classes

Small business and shop owners were below the merchants, and were not as wealthy.

Laborers were below the merchants and just made enough to live on.

The poor were usually sent into the streets to beg or were put into poor houses. They often turned to crime to survive.

Social Classes - WealthyThe aristocracy

and merchant classes could afford lavish homes and goods.

Social Classes – Small Business

A small business or shop owner might own nice but less fancy furniture and goods.

Social Classes - Laborers

Laborer class would make do with very basic and simple furniture.

Social Classes- The Poor

The poor had to beg to survive. They often lived on the streets or were sent to poor houses.

19th Century Sailing Ships

Sailing ships were used in the navy as well as to transport goods around the world.

Sailing could be very rough.Sometimes crews had to sail through hurricanes.

19th Century SailorsThis is a group of

fairly reputable sailors, often they were undernourished and very worn out people because of the lives they led.

A Tall Ship Example FromMaster and Commander Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkrhiP5RamI&feature=related