HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gibson Girl, Textile Industry
Class note 8
Robber Barons
People who'd built fortunes by swindling investors and taxpayers, and bribing
officials;
Legislatures in congress;
Banks loitering over congress in pics
Why are railroads considered the nations first big business
Cheaper, more efficient transportation for passengers and cargo;
Creates jobs, increases demands for new industries steel and coal
What is the rise of the cultivation
Between 1869 and 1910, value of American manufacturing rose from 3 billion to
13 billion;
Before 1880, most firms has small towns with single factories;
New corporations operate in scattered locations;
Andrew Carnegie
Argues it was gods will that some men attained great wealth;
"The man who dies this rich dies disgeaced";
He donated more then 95% of his fortune before he dies
Women vs men in workplace
$597 vs $314
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