We could read . . .

Here are some options we can choose from for our book club:

Working Women, Literary Ladies: The Industrial Revolution and Female Aspiration

By: Sylvia J. Cook

I found this book through a search at BarnesandNoble.com.  It looks at the changing opportunities for women in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries due to the industrial revolution.  It also discusses the literary works written by women in those circumstances.

 

Transforming Women's Work: New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution

By: Thomas Dublin

I also found this book through a search at BarnesandNoble.com.  It follows the work experiences of women throughout the 1800’s and captures their story through their diaries, letters, etc.

 

Dreams of iron and steel : seven wonders of the nineteenth century, from the building of the London sewers to the Panama Canal

By: Deborah Cadbury

I found this book through a catalog search for the Provo City Library.  It focuses on the amazing engineering accomplishments of the 19^th century.

The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830

 

By: T. S. Ashton

 
I found this book at Shelfari.  Unlike many books that look at the negative conditions of the Industrial Revolution, this book takes the approach of looking at the important progress that was made because of it.