Vaucanson’s inventions prefigured the industrial revolution, during which mechanisation went from being a quirky curiosity to a force that reshaped the globe. We may be at an analogous turning ...

In pre-industrial America, the household was the center of production ... Women's visibility as wage earners during the early Industrial Revolution was precedent setting, and has enduring relevance to ...

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great prosperity and expansion as America entered the modern era. But what were the pitfalls of such rapid growth and who turned out to be the ...