HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Home Insurance Building, Tammany Hall, Woolworth Building
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What new problems did they face: how did immigration change in the late 19th century, and how did this affect. Waste: 2. 5 million lbs of horse manure/day in nyc, dumped waste into nearest bodies of water. Middle class moved out; immigrants and working class poured in. European dislocations: food shortages, unemployment, growing threats of war. 2/3 were men, most b/w 15 and 40. Population that was foreign-born or 2nd generation in 1900: 4/5 of chicago, 2/3 of boston, of philadelphia. New immigrants : shift to southern and eastern europe. Rapid urbanization led to greater need for public services. Boss william tweed of tammany hall in 1860s. Work in the late 19th century: women and children. 5% of all married women worked in 1900. 1/5 of children b/w 10 + 14 held jobs in 1880: white collar work. New middle class of managerial, technical, clerical, sales workers.
