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Pierre Saisset

1870 – 1933

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A life in time

  1. 1870

    Born

  2. 1933

    Dies

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1870s · Pierre is born

Who governed

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.

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.

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Daily life

Demanding daily chores and cooking stoves

Cooking relied on cast iron stoves that required up to 50 pounds of coal or wood daily and constant attention to dampers and fires. Housework was so demanding that laundry day was nicknamed Blue Monday due to its exhausting labor.

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.

What people wore

Corset Pressure for Hourglass Figures

To achieve a fashionable hourglass figure, women's corsets could exert as much as eighty pounds of compacting pressure on the body.

Getting around

Stagecoach travel was bumpy and slow

Stagecoaches pulled by four horses traveled at 6 to 10 miles per hour, often requiring passengers to ride for 12 to 14 hours a day. The ride was notoriously uncomfortable, with passengers often packed tightly together and bouncing violently as the carriage moved.