About This Lesson
The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid innovation and urbanization. Manufacturing and immigration dramatically increased, resulting in a new social class of laboring immigrants living in close conditions. Immigrant women, in particular, found themselves at the crossroads of class, gender and the changing nature of work. With this bundle, we have chosen to focus on immigrant women, the particular challenges they faced and the strength they brought to their chosen home.
Each of the two lesson plans, “The Social Question” and “Immigrant Women on Strike,” is designed to be flexible and adaptable based on the needs of your class by offering options such as multiple leveled texts and by supporting both in-person and online class activities. Each can be taught as a standalone lesson in one or two class periods or could be used together as fits into the existing scope and sequence of your course.
We also have provided a 5-minute video, What is the connection between immigrant women and the Industrial Revolution?, which covers similar material. It can be used to introduce and reinforce the concepts in the text, or as an alternative way for students to access the content.
