America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Morals and Manners: Middle-Class Society
S1 E12:
Discover how the American middle class was a direct product of industrialization and the new employment it created. Investigate the key features of the new middle class lifestyle, encompassing suburban living, consumption, and leisure. Also identify defining middle-class values, from respectability and manners to personal hygiene and the “cult of domesticity.”