The washing machine was one of the most revolutionary inventions to be made some may argue, whereas others tend to support the idea that the internet plays a huge part in our lives and we deem to depend on it more than anything. Both arguments are valid and valued, however it was the washing machine which seems to me, to be more of a significant invention as it was a way to liberate women.
The internet is revolutionary, and society do depend on it a great amount. The internet has provided us with knowledge and we carry out most of our tasks by researching on them first using the internet. However all this information originated from books, and there is no reason to why we can’t go back and rely on books to source us the information. We largely use the internet just to stay in contact with people, which we could do via face to face, letters and even the phone. “For most people, its effect is more about keeping in touch with friends and looking up things here and there. Economists have found very little evidence that since the internet revolution productivity has grown.”
Before the 1940’s women were bound to the kitchen work, they were there to serve their husband, feed their children and do the entire household work. The washing machine enabled any member of the house to simply put their piece of clothing in the washing machine and it was no longer just the woman’s job. “As women have become active in the labour market they have acquired a different status at home – they can credibly threaten their partners that if they don't treat them well they will leave them and make an independent living”. The washing machine cleans our clothes and we still depend on it after so long, it is something that changed the whole world. And something that third world countires would be better off with rather than the internet.
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