The overhunting of buffalo by Americans and Europeans almost led to the extinction of Buffalos from the Great plains
1950s fashions emphasized fragile femininity, in the shape of soft shoulders, stiletto heels, wrist-length gloves and full, billowing skirts. Even working women's outfits hinted at fragility, with pencil-slim skirts and little hats with veil and feathers. I Couldn't find anything on literature, because it wasn't really a time known for its literature.
Industrialization is a transformation away from an agricultural- or resource-based economy, toward an economy based on mass manufacturing. Industrialization is usually associated with increases in total income and living standards in a society.