Journalists in this section will be in charge of the following tasks:

1. Search for information about , at least, the following issues and then write the articles :
   • Politics in Victorian times ( make reference to political parties )
   • Working conditions in factories . Trade Unions
   • Women and child labour
   • The worst jobs : interview some of these workers
   • Women's suffrage movement
2. Create a cartoon criticising conditions in factories.
3. Design an ad about:
   • Calling for a demonstration by Women's Liberal Federation
   • Chimney sweeps wanted for aristocratic neighbourhood
   • A call for the 3 rd Trade Union Congress in London

Resources

Politics

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/politics.htm

• Liberalism http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Liberal.htm
• Socialism http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Liberal.htm
• Conservatism http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/conservatives.htm
• Trade Unions http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TU.htm

Work & Industry

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/victorian.html

Women

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/women.htm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/suffrage.htm

Children

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/Q/qca/victorians/

General

http://www.victorianweb.org

http://www.victoriantimes.org

http://www.victorianlondon.org/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide19/index.html

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

http://pw1.netcom.com/~jskipper/victoria/timeline.html

http://www.42explore.com/topic.htm

Ads

http://www.headlinehistory.co.uk/online/East%20Midlands/victorian/adverts(1).htm