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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7313148, member: 110350&quot;]The term dates to the 18th century, and even earlier if you see the bourgeoisie as a rough equivalent -- just look at Dutch domestic paintings from the Northern Renaissance! Or, even before that, the merchants and tradesmen (not all of whom were wealthy) in the middle ages. I agree that some people focus on post-World War II events like the GI Bill as helping create the &quot;modern&quot; middle class in the USA. But certainly, in both the US and Britain, the middle class was very commonly discussed as something in between the working class and the moneyed/leisure class, back to the 19th century. Definitely by the 1910s and 1920s, before the Great Depression had its impact on so many.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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