Wuthering Heights During the nineteenth century England experienced a flood of migrants into the capital city of London-330,000 to be exact. Of these 330,000, 46,000 came from Ireland to escape famine and, ultimately, death. Migrants continued to take over the city and by the year 1881, London"s population had increased from one million to about 4.5 million. Unemployed workers swarmed the city in hopes to find jobs in the new industrialized economy. Development flourished in London; the invention of trams, underground and overground railways meant shorter journeys to the workplace. This new industry drew people from all parts of the world and soon caused severe overcrowding. Areas of London that were once the "wealthy" areas of society became the "slums" and made up what is now referred to as public housing. Along with the emergence of this "industrial revolution" came a class- conscious society. The hierarchy of London b

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roke down into four major classes- the aristocrats, the middle class, the working class, and the poor class. The new London would benefit the wealthy and the middle class but exploit and oppress the working and poor classes.

The most significant event that took place in America during this time was the "the cult of True Womanhood." This was a religious movement that separated the men from the women. Women belonging to this "cult" were attributed with four important virtues: piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Of these the most important was piety. That was the core of a woman"s virtue. The basis of all education was to make women virtuous, and if women were not religious, they were seen as awful and a disgrace to society. Dress, behavior, and ethics remained conventional and extremely strict for women

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