Women and labor from 1800-1860 is emphasized.

The transition from a household to capitalist economy had important effects on women. In the colonial and early American periods, women had helped to provide for the family through household production such as keeping chickens, making butter, etc. After the advent of industrialization, work was increasingly separated from the home. How did working in factories change family relationships? What about class differences? Do you think women are defined by their labor? Why or why not?