HIST 151 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. ConnectionsII. Ecology of MeatIII. HorsesIV. Logic of the MarketOutline of Current Lecture I. Sex and SteelII. 19th Century SexualityIII. Charity GirlsIV. CausesV. Changes to American Sexuality Current LectureI. Sex and Steela. Innate, natural, instinctive, primalb. Not the same in every culture, highly culturali. Different norms and practicesc. Large-scale productioni. Changed lives  sexual habitsII. 19th Century Sexualitya. Two patternsb. Highly supervisedi. Communal controlc. Sharply Definedi. Consensus on right/wrong and good/badd. Supervisioni. Parents, older siblings1. Social interaction of young unmarried adultsii. Community settings1. Date on front porch/parlor2. Parents, extended family, siblings3. Church, community social gatherings, workiii. Young, unmarried couples never got to spend time aloneiv. Older people in community were in controlThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. Sharply definedi. Appropriate vs. Inappropriateii. Driven by female chastity1. Public behavior, flirting determinesiii. Changes by 1920s1. Flappers – much freer w/her sexuality2. More individual control over their sexualityiv. Agents of Change1. Bessemer Steel production process, refrigerated meat2. Not RR barons, steal tycoons3. Young, unmarried, working-class femalesa. On bottom rung of social influenceIII. Charity Girlsa. Definitioni. Young, single, working-class women who engaged in sexual activity, notfor money, but for gifts, attention, and a good time 1. 1890s-1910sii. Most lived in cities, on own, w/familyiii. Immigrants large percentage1. Rebellion against Old World culture, parentsiv. Defined as respectable1. Prostitutesa. Moneyb. Not respectable2. Flappersa. 1920sb. Middle-/Upper-classb. How we knowi. Semi-literate at bestii. Didn’t’ have power in society to leave written recordsiii. Middle-class reformers1. Social work2. Outraged at working class women3. Targets for study, efforts of reform4. Reformers learned, wrote up info in reports5. Tried to find social activities for alternative, more respectablebehavior6. Misunderstandingc. Urban Spacei. Hadn’t existed prior to late 19th centuryii. Saloons, theater, amusement parksd. Congregate among other people and who don’t care – anonymous e. Picking Upi. Part of this worldii. Charity Girl congregated, she could pick up a guyiii. Acceptable way to get a dateiv. Women usually initiatedv. Expected for a good timef. Treatingi. Woman initiates, he would treat her w/gifts (tickets, rides, ice cream)ii. Often young woman’s avenue to leisure1. Only chance for urban leisureiii. Working, not making muchg. Costsi. 9-10/weeks – average men’s wageii. 6.5/weeks – department store clerk1. Wardrobeiii. New urban spaces1. New, sexually demonstrative2. Tough dances3. Vaudeville, sexual innuendo4. Yield to cajoling, groping5. Lose control over psychological and physical selfa. Had controlb. When asked out, always say she won’t have sexh. Exchangei. Have bargaining powerii. Play social space to her advantageiii. Sexual harassment, physical abuse, rape, unwanted pregnanciesiv. Negotiation IV. Causesa. Everyday choices add up to big changesb. Urbanizationi. Rise of big cities, large number of people congregateii. Space freed from supervisionc. Industrializationi. Created class of single peopleii. Independent, can support and feed yourself on your owniii. Rural – if wanted to eat, had to partake in heterosexual nuclear familyunitd. Mass-Consumptioni. Charity girl had to be a consumer – nice dress perfumeV. Significancea. Produces more fluid understandingb. People begin to distinguish Charity Girls from prostitutesc. Came rom bottom upi. By 1920s captivates middle/upper class – flappersii. Trickle