In my latest Substack post, Life in the 1880s:  Creating the World Featured in The Unmarriable Kind, I explain what life was like for the average person in the 1880s.

Highlights:

• It was a period of recovery from a global depression
• Canadians push west
• The dollar purchased more but rent was high
• Child labor laws went into effect
• Technology was increasingly what we consider modern
• The bustle was in fashion

Join me over on Substack, and let me know what you think.