HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fall River, Massachusetts, Friends House, Piece Work
21 Jan 2019
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October 19: the people versus lizzie borden, 1892; r v. carpenter (1896) In rural economy, women, men, and children worked together in the fields and in the households. For instance, it was common for women to tend to livestock throughout the year and aid in the field during harvest. The important thing here is that women were integral to the household economy, and there was no separation from home and work. During the winter, both men and women took on piece-work, usually weaving. When this changed in the 1800s to people working outside the home, for example women alongside men in the coalmines. Post-1880 in canada, women were considered nurturers" of children and society; they don"t engage in work and are part of the moral. The case facts: lizzie borden, 32 years old, was unmarried (spinster) Her house has no plumbing or electricity, even though andrew could afford both. They had a servant, maggie, who cooked and cleaned.
