As Beatrice Webb, a British intellectual, as well as a woman, I found the conference to very open to accepting the idea of women as contributors to society as well as the resolution my class put forth. Most of the other classes found our program for public education to meet their needs, and due to some negotiations previously, even the factory owners had agreed to create trade specific schools for their workers. I did find, however, that not all of the resolutions put forth were as openly accepted. The ruling elite, for example, were obviously the least likely to get their resolution passed, simply because they disagreed with everything that would create a fair voting system for a non-manipulated government and also anything that might cost them money. They were also unwilling to budge on any issue brought to the table and 'compromise', perhaps, is a word that they aren't aware of. Also, some classes were unable to come up with solid solutions to what they saw as problems, particularly the poor religious folks, who had trouble explaining exactly what it was they wanted. This caused some issues when the other members began asking questions that were, so to speak, all over the map. Their resolution, as I understood it, was for an integrated education, a clause of our resolution. Since our resolution was accepted seemingly well, then theirs should have been, too. I was also struck by the change in the diplomats between the Negotiations Meeting and the Global Conference. Some, like the religious figures, had remained steadfast in their opinions and negotiated well during the meeting, but during the presentation at the conference, they let themselves be pushed over, and the way in which they presented themselves was too open and too broad, causing the confusion I mentioned earlier. Yet, some did not change, for example the ruling elite. During negotiations and the conference the ruling elite stuck to their guns and did not compromise their position. I found this admirable, especially because they were numerously unpopular. In reality, I found the conference to be a really cool way to learn about such a huge movement. I had never studied the Industrial Revolution before, so I was surprised how, such a short time ago, the world was in such a state of massive and global change. In this study, I also learned a lot about what the effects were of the Industrial Revolution. It is strange to think that almost every political international turning point can be related directly back to the Industrial Revolution. I think one of the largest problems with this project was the way the students handled it. It seemed as though some could not grasp the concept that we were supposed to be actual people living in early 20th century, not the 21st century. This concept caused some interesting resolutions. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the psychological statistics used by the ruling to say that women were emotional. As far as I know, psychology that advanced did not yet exist, despite Freud and his advances. I know there were others too. This project would have gone off so much better if everyone had gotten more into it and really accepted and embraced their characters.
Geneva 1913-Global Conference
As Beatrice Webb, a British intellectual, as well as a woman, I found the conference to very open to accepting the idea of women as contributors to society as well as the resolution my class put forth. Most of the other classes found our program for public education to meet their needs, and due to some negotiations previously, even the factory owners had agreed to create trade specific schools for their workers. I did find, however, that not all of the resolutions put forth were as openly accepted. The ruling elite, for example, were obviously the least likely to get their resolution passed, simply because they disagreed with everything that would create a fair voting system for a non-manipulated government and also anything that might cost them money. They were also unwilling to budge on any issue brought to the table and 'compromise', perhaps, is a word that they aren't aware of. Also, some classes were unable to come up with solid solutions to what they saw as problems, particularly the poor religious folks, who had trouble explaining exactly what it was they wanted. This caused some issues when the other members began asking questions that were, so to speak, all over the map. Their resolution, as I understood it, was for an integrated education, a clause of our resolution. Since our resolution was accepted seemingly well, then theirs should have been, too. I was also struck by the change in the diplomats between the Negotiations Meeting and the Global Conference. Some, like the religious figures, had remained steadfast in their opinions and negotiated well during the meeting, but during the presentation at the conference, they let themselves be pushed over, and the way in which they presented themselves was too open and too broad, causing the confusion I mentioned earlier. Yet, some did not change, for example the ruling elite. During negotiations and the conference the ruling elite stuck to their guns and did not compromise their position. I found this admirable, especially because they were numerously unpopular. In reality, I found the conference to be a really cool way to learn about such a huge movement. I had never studied the Industrial Revolution before, so I was surprised how, such a short time ago, the world was in such a state of massive and global change. In this study, I also learned a lot about what the effects were of the Industrial Revolution. It is strange to think that almost every political international turning point can be related directly back to the Industrial Revolution. I think one of the largest problems with this project was the way the students handled it. It seemed as though some could not grasp the concept that we were supposed to be actual people living in early 20th century, not the 21st century. This concept caused some interesting resolutions. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the psychological statistics used by the ruling to say that women were emotional. As far as I know, psychology that advanced did not yet exist, despite Freud and his advances. I know there were others too. This project would have gone off so much better if everyone had gotten more into it and really accepted and embraced their characters.