Question

essay on why I'm glad not to be living in 19th century

Answer 1

Working hoursLong. So long. Children were like little slaves. Factory working introduced hours that saw whole families get up at the crack of dawn and not finish their shift until late at night. It was a six day working week too. Eventually laws were brought in to try and regulate working hours and give some relief to the exhausted work force. No lazy bank holiday Mondays then.Fashion

This is probably the first thing (particularly girls) think of when we hark back to the past. Those fabulous massive dresses, with bustles and frills and hoops and corsets. They looked amazing! But can you imagine what it’s like to actually wear them? It must have taken a good half hour just to get dressed in the morning and can you imagine the toilet run? Oh and poor people – you’ll probably only have one dress that you have to live in until it literally falls off. Because clothes are expensive. And Penny’s hasn’t been invented yet.