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The Dr. William Flint Slideshow. Chapter 13 Section 2-3 Notes. Dr. William Flint—a Biography. As I have told you before, I am a proud graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
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The Dr. William Flint Slideshow Chapter 13 Section 2-3 Notes
Dr. William Flint—a Biography • As I have told you before, I am a proud graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio • At Miami I had to take many social studies classes to obtain my degree; my favorite was a course called Social Problems (refrain from the easy joke) • Dr. William Flint was my professor. He was the most controversial instructor I had at Miami. • He was also my favorite professor • Some of his ideas were simply crazy…but he was cagy about spreading his beliefs
Dr. William Flint—a Biography • Dr. Flint taught a European belief system of sociology where he focused on the similarities between people instead of the differences • For example, instead of focusing on the racial differences between whites and blacks, he would study the similarities of poor whites and poor blacks • A lot of the emphasis I place on social class comes directly from his teachings • His beliefs were wild so he dressed as conservative as you possibly could • He was a shorter man, about 5’8” tall. He was in decent athletic shape and probably somewhere in his 40s • Each day he would walk into class in a white button-down shirt and a plain patterned or solid color tie • He intentionally looked boring and always closed the door when he taught “because you never knew who might be listening.” • So, in honor, of Dr. William Flint, I give you a black-and-white (pun intended) presentation that looks extremely boring—but hopefully is not…
Wanna Make A Dollar? No Problem…Got a Finger to Spare? • The Industrial Revolution started in England after the enclosure movement sped up movement from rural towns to the city and people didn’t die quick enough • This process of urban-i-zation led to cities sprouting up around coal and iron mines • For example, the city of Manchester, home of one of the famed soccer teams of the world, grew from 17,000 in the 1750s to 70,000 by 1801 • There was a downside though—the town was described by a “cloud of coal vapor”, the noise of steam engines, and the filthy stench of the river—that probably made it hard to play a full 90 minutes on the pitch • If Manchester’s population grows that much that quickly, people are going to need somewhere to live
What You Saw Was a Tenement(more info/pictures at photos.tenement.org) • The wealthy and middle class lived in pleasant neighborhoods—the others didn’t • The poor lived in foul-smelling slums and were packed into tiny rooms in tenements • What was lacking • No running water (community pumps only) • No sewage treatment facilities • No sanitation (waste and garbage rotted in the streets) • Diseases spread rapidly • Reformers pushed for laws to improve conditions in slums
It’s a Hard-Knock Life for Us… • Factory life was hard • Unlike on farms, factory workers had a rigid schedule they couldn’t vary • “While the engine runs, people must work—men, women, and children are yoked together with iron and steam.” –an observer of the factory • Shifts were 12-16 hours • Accidents were common as people got tired and careless from their mundane routines and a lack of safety devices • Long-term damage was done too: coal dust destroyed miners’ lungs and lint-filled air filled textile workers’ lungs • If workers were sick or injured, they were fired
It’s a Hard-Knock Life for Us… • Women were often preferred because factory owners thought they could adapt more easily to machines and were easier to manage than men • Most importantly, they could pay women less for the same work • Family life suffered as women worked for 12 hours at a time then came home to feed and clothe their families
It’s a Hard-Knock Life for Us… • Boys and girls were also often hired • Nimble-fingers and quick movements of children were favored in textile mills and to push coal carts in narrow mine shafts • Children worked because they used to work on the farm and families relied on the income to survive • Orphaned kids were also hired so the local government wouldn’t have to deal with them • Overseers in factories beat children who didn’t work hard or fast enough • Eventually Parliament passed laws about child labor since some kids were dying, having their growth stunted, limbs twisted, or were uneducated
