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Isabel Saisset

1875 – 22 Apr 1950

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A life in time

  1. 1875

    Born

  2. 22 Apr 1950

    Dies

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During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1870s · Isabel is born

Who governed

In the news1876

Telephone Invented in 1876

Alexander Graham Bell exhibited the telephone, a device that would eventually quicken social and economic life for millions.

Music

Shape-note singing and The Sacred Harp

The Sacred Harp, a popular songbook during this era, taught music using a shape-note system where different note head shapes represented various pitches.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Daily life

The heavy labor of water collection

A typical housewife carried water from a pump, well, or spring 8 to 10 times daily, hauling roughly 36 tons of water over a year. Many families without running water used chamber pots or outdoor privies.

In the news1877

Great Railroad Strike Occurs in 1877

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 marked the beginning of major industrial labor confrontations over wages and working rules.

What people wore

Cage crinolines after 1857

Starting in 1857, cage crinolines made of sprung steel freed women from the weight of wearing multiple heavy petticoats to achieve a full skirt.

Getting around

Railroads revolutionized travel speed and comfort

By the late 1860s and early 1870s, transcontinental rail travel allowed passengers to move at 30 miles per hour in luxurious conditions. This was a dramatic change from earlier overland travel, such as a 300-mile trip that took 56 hours by coach but could be completed in roughly 15 hours by train.