- Rebecca Harding DAVIS is a writer and American journalist. She was born in 1831 and died in 1910 (at 79 years old).She is a pioneer in the transition from romanticism to literary realism, combining sentimentalism, romance, realism and naturalism. Davis worked in a newspaper to publish his critics, stories, poems, and editorials. She has championed themes and causes concerning Blacks, women, Native Americans, immigrants and the working class.In his industrial hometown, Wheeling, West Virginia, Davis experienced the experience of industrialization. Also, in 1861, she published her book "Life in the iron-mills," considered a pioneer of realism in American literature. It is a success with the public. This was recognized by writers Louisa May and Ralph Waldo Emerson.In 1863 she married L. Clarke Davis. She was a mother and a housewife. They had three children: Richard Harding Davis, who will be writer and journalist, Charles Belmont and Nora.Davis has been a publisher for the New York Tribune. She has been a prolific writer, producing more than 500 published works. - "LIFE IN THE IRON-MILLS" is a work of Davis, published in 1861. This work deals with the problems of modern life, the life of factory workers, the lives of women, blacks and women. immigrants, throughout the civil war.The author also deals with social and political issues, race and regionalism.Davis was considered a historian. His work has been praised by authors Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.In 1837, his parents moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, on the Ohio River. Place of iron mills and its immigrant populations. This living environment inspired Davis and his writings. "LIFE IN THE IRON-MILLS" was dedicated to industrialization. This book was published at the dawn of the American Civil War. This is an important text for its historical implications. The story follows the lives of the workers and the consequences of industrialization in a traditionally realistic style. The story is part of an industrial work environment, in particular that of the iron mills of a polluted and oppressive village, inhabited by workers.Worker Hugh Wolfe of the iron factory has an artistic talent. He has a lot of hopes and expectations. Also, he becomes the tragic hero despite himself. His longing for a better life leads him to his loss. Hugh Wolfe with his heart and his future is the typical individual of the working class and its realities.Worker Margret Howth also works in the industry. Despite this status, she is forced to marry Stephen Holmes to symbolize her acceptance of her destiny as wife and mother, but also that of patriarchal power.