The Candy Industry Between 1880 And 1920's

During the 1860’s America was in a period of economic hardship due to the ongoing demand for materials and money to fund the war. In the South, sufficient money and materials were hard to acquire because the southern economy still depended on the labor of slaves to produce their goods and income rather than factories. The Northern economy used numerous factories to produce goods and make profit for the war, but they still did not have technology that was advanced enough to easily produce all the necessary materials and money. After the civil war, America embarked on a journey of economic expansion and unification for the nation. In the late 19th century, government policies, technological advancements and population changes contributed to

The food and drinks of the 1920’s are way different then they are now. People cooked their food at home, made it with ingredients and goods, did not eat out all the time or bought many store cooked food. During that time a lot of things we different ranging from clothes to food but the food is what interested me the most. We have the food now and how we eat it and then we have the food then and how they ate it. Most people eat out if they can afford it but sometimes they make food but it’s from store bought ingredients But, that only applies to certain people as others like making their food and the task that is required in making it. People during the different timezones ate differently i’m going to show you the differences between the two

Have you ever wondered what really goes into your food or medicine? If it wasn’t for muckrakers during the progressive era, you might have never been able to know. Before the Progressive Era, people desired change to the way they lived, yet few people were able to get their news to the masses without a lot hard work and taking risks. Investigative journalism has tremendously helped bring awareness to the food and medicine industries and has helped pass legislations to ensure our safety with the products we consume. The way food and medicine is handled is very different than it was before the progressive era. The regulations on food and medicine today has immensely improved, but it’s not quite where it should be. Few people knew of the horrible

I choose to do the flour industry. Flour was and is a very useful item for baking. Bread was baked a lot in the 1800s. Since flour is used to bake bread, they used flour often.

One of the biggest roles of women in the second world war was working war factories. these were regular factories that had been converted to help the war effort. For example instead of making cars they would make tanks or instead of clothing the

I would LOVE to open a 1950’s style malt shop in Arizona off the old highway Route 66. My malt shop would be located somewhere between Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona. My malt shop will be easy for travelers to access the shop from Interstate 40, and I would have the store’s face pointed towards the Interstate so everyone could see it. It will be beautifully lit up with neon signs and lights. I will have the shop decorated just like malt shops were back in the 50’s such as, black and white checkered floors, spinning red bar stools, marble counter tops with gooseneck soda spouts, marble-topped tables, and wireframe sweetheart chairs. The malt shop will have pictures and other memorabilia from the 1950’s era. The malt shop would be similar to

From 1800-1884, The Market Revolution was a big part of the nation. Developments in technology – railroads, and canals – and manufacturing – the Cotton Gin, and Lowell System – brought both positive social changes – such as the role women played in society – and economic changes, like the opportunity for all to work.

Women began to earn positions in factories as a result of the antebellum market revolution.

if a woman did have a job it was not considered skilled in the 1700s-1800s

Also during this time, the Panic of 1837 occurred leaving many unemployed, therefore the number of women employed during the 19th century would have been even higher. Women at this time period worked mainly in textile and clothing factories. Although many young girls worked in factories, as shown in the letter written by a factory worker, life in a factory is much different than life at home. At first the girl questioned why factories were ever made, however, with time the working life grew on her. Also, often times women were worked much harder than the men. In the letters written by a frontier woman in Iowa in 1861, the male worker worked much less than she did. She stated that “the hired man left just as the corn planting commenced” and she was left to do the hard work. This illustrates the inequality between the two genders very well.

The 1920s was a time of prosperity and new ideas that challenged the social norm and began the movement into modernism that we know of today. The economy was still coming off of the First World War and tax policies were creating an economic boom with the increase of discretionary income. The United States was in a scary position on what to do after coming home from such a brutal war that was going to end all wars. The young generation brought out the best in people and challenged the intellect of many bright minds that had the solid traditionalist views with the new fast paced modernistic thoughts. The 1920s were a time of growth and led the United States and the modern views came quick and made a lasting impact.

Candy is not yet a “mature” industry in the United States. The compound annual growth rate for candy in the past ten years has been close to 6% a year, a very solid gain in an industry that is supposedly mature. In fact, within the chocolate confectionery subcategory, the United States ranks 11th in the world in per capita consumption and fifth in the world in growth since 1980. Based on current demographics, many analysts believe that there will be further growth for confectioneries. A “baby-boomlet” is on the way, significantly increasing the teenage population. By the time the population bulge peaks in the year 2010, it will top the baby boom in the 1960s in both size and duration. According to government statistics, the percentage of children between the age of 5 and 14 will rise during the 1990s, increasing from 14.2 percent of the population in the 1990 to 14.5 percent in the year 2000. This trend will serve as a strong foundation for increasing consumption of confectionery products through the end of the century. Nevertheless, spending for food and drink as a percentage of all personal consumption is declining in the United States, and most manufacturers recognize that future opportunities lie in using profits from domestic

Women operated machinery, streetcars, buses, cranes, and tractors. They unloaded freight, built dirigibles, gliders, worked in lumber mills and steel mills, and made munitions” (Rosie the Riveter). In short, women dominated the workforce as female labor force grew by 6.5 million. In 1944, women composed of 35.4% of the civilian labor force and rose .7% in 1945. At the height of the war, there were 19,170,000 women in the workforce. (Hartmann 53-70)

Before 1920 Most women particularly white women did not work outside the home. They performed traditional domestic responsibilities of conserving food and fuel resources in the early part of the war.

Millions of women before 1914 had taken over jobs that men had already stereotypically done. For example, some women had newer occupations such as typists, telephonists and shop workers. A small number of women were already attending university and entering careers such as medicine and teaching. The war just accelerated this. The concept of the war, meant that women were needed, both in larger numbers and also new kinds of work.