In the 19th century, work changed for most of the population with shift working made possible by gas light. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/subhistoryextrayoutube A new adherence to fixed hours of work and a fierce concentration upon a smaller number of tasks whilst at work also came about.
Historian Ruth Goodman explains all of this – as well as the slow movement towards protection for workers that took place over the course of the 19th century.
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00:00 Intro
00:38 How did gas change working life?
04:07 What else changed at work?
06:09 What rights did working people have?
08:04 What about working women?
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