- Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales, The
Lesson plan about the role of female workers during the Industrial Revolution. Read testimonies from English and Welsh working women and children, including documents about textile workers, miners, and seamstresses.
www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
- Industrial Revolution
Directory of online resources about the Industrial Revolution. Covers the era's developments in agriculture, steam and electric power, and shipping, as well as the social effects of the changed economy. From the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html
- Richard Guest: The Steam Loom, 1823
From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1823cotton.html
- Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th-Century England
Excerpts from contemporary documents on child labor, work hours, and sanitary conditions.
www.geocities.com/couple_colour/Worker
- William Radcliffe: Power Looms, 1828
From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1828looms.html
- Wikipedia: Industrial Revolution
Learn about the Industrial Revolution, the era of major technological development in the 18th and 19th centuries. Discusses advances in factories, manufacturing, and the steam engine, as well as social problems that arose as a result.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
- Child Labour in the 19th Century
Features biographies and entries on reformers, supporters, laborers, working conditions, and other things related to child labor in Britain.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
- Lectures on the Industrial Revolution in England
By Arnold Toynbee.
socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/toynbee/indrev
- Cotton Times: Understanding the Industrial Revolution
Covers the development of the textile industry in Lancashire.
www.cottontimes.co.uk
- IRWeb: The Industrial Revolution
Fun and educational page about the history of the Industrial Revolution, and specifically, the American part in it.
library.thinkquest.org/4132
- Columbia Encyclopedia: Industrial Revolution
Encyclopedia entry about the Industrial Revolution, the period of rapid social and economic change in 18th and 19th century Europe. Read about the nature of the Industrial Revolution and its effects in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
www.bartleby.com/65/in/IndustR.html
- Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786
Protesting the unemployment of previously well-paid skilled workers due to the introduction of textile machinery. From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1786machines.html
- Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living
Essay debating whether the standard of living for most workers rose or fell during Britain's Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries. From the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.
www.econlib.org/library/Enc/IndustrialRevolutionandtheStandardofLiving.html
- Making the Modern World
Multimedia exhibit tracing how the Industrial Revolution transformed our world, and how it is still transforming today. Includes stories, timelines, and learning modules about science and invention from the 18th century to the present.
www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk
- Tables Illustrating the Spread of Industrialization
From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.html
- Letter of Leeds Cloth Merchants, 1791
Defending the use of textile machinery. From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791machines.html
- Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England, The
Article tracing the beginning of Britain's Industrial Revolution. Examines the changes in agriculture, transportation, communications, and technology that made England the first industrial nation.
www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture17a.html
- Industrial Revolution: An Overview
Historical overview of the Industrial Revolution. Offers a chronology and sections on the textile industry and the growth of railroads in England. From the Victorian Web.
www.victorianweb.org/technology/ir/irov.html
- Philosophy of Manufacturers, 1835
University of Glasgow professor Andrew Ure describes the benefits of the factory system. From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1835ure.html
- Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum
Preserving a collection of early 20th-century engines used to prevent Fenland flooding. Includes map and opening times.
www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk
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