The English Working Class Reception to Darwin's theories

Charles Darwin didn't just have an impact on the scientific community of Victorian England; he had an impact on the masses as well. His theories had a very important impact on the emerging working class, or the so-called "proletariat." The Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century in England, produced a new urban, working class. Science and scientific education were evolving as well, as theories of evolution, creation of man, and natural history were …

…produced by Darwin's influence on the masses. I will be using the cartoon I presented in my first presentation to aide me in my analysis. I will then spend the rest of my paper analyzing the ways in which the radical movements of the time helped to educate the working class about science, and eventually make it a part of general education. So far, my bibliography is the same, but I have included it again.