1900's Women: A Brief Analysis

In the early 1800s, women were second-class citizens. Women were expected to restrict their area of interest to the home and the family. Women were not encouraged to have a real education or pursue a professional career. Also, women were considered unequal to their husbands and all males legally and socially. The day-to day lives of men and women were quite clearly divided during the late 1800s. Woman in the late 1800s were treated inhumane because of society, class, and their rights.

The history in the 1800s was really rough then now days because they had the Nez Perce war going on and at the same time, we had problems with woman not being able to vote, and the Immigrants were all looking for jobs. As I said earlier about women not being able to vote was a big step back for woman, not so much for men as they didn’t want women to vote. As the author said in the 1840s, emerging from the broader movement for women's rights”(w.i.t.p.n.). Woman were treated imperfect towards men all because they were a different gender, which is unacceptable back in the 1840s and would be now if it happened because we should all be treated the the same and have the same rights. As it says in the text “In order to earn revenue from their land

Historically, American women in the nineteenth century lived in an age distinguished by gender inequality. Men were expected to live a public life, whether it was working or socializing with other individuals. On the other hand, women were usually expected to live their lives at home. Free time for women was not supposed to be spent living a public life but doing other things related to caring the family.

A vacuum cleaner is more than just an object that sucks things up and scares the dog. It can be considered one of the most convenient household products that were ever made. Although people may not use them as much today, they were very significant to the women in the early twentieth century.Vacuum cleaners symbolized cleanliness, the cult of domesticity, and training to be a “great housewife”. Women were pressured to live in a domestically oppressed household because of gender roles/stereotypes and the influence of patriarchy.

Back in the 19th century, women were nothing more than maids and caretakers. Breaking their limitations was not a factor in their everyday lives. However Dorothea Dix had other beliefs. She believed that women could do more if they were as independent as their opposite sex. She perceived the idea that women could do so much more than just cleaning and cooking. With her powerful beliefs as her shield, Dix battled in the path to improved institutions as a humanitarian. She explored and encountered all types of institutions of the insane. She exchanged her thoughts and beliefs with her peers. The fierce and famous nurse struggled so that troubled people could find peace.

I will be reading and review “Farm wife, 1900” by Holt, Hamilton. This is a primary story of a farmer’s wife and how her typical day went on the farm. She discusses her relationship with her husband first and how his mindset is. The wife wants to learn more and be more than a farmer’s wife, however she has the loyalty of staying in the marriage and working to make her husband happy. Then she goes on and starts to talk about her day and how she starts it with cleaning and cooking. Then she cleans more and take care of the animals and kids. She does all this while her husband is working the fields. Then as the day goes on, if something goes astray then she handles it and continues with cleaning and getting the next meal prepared. At the end of the day, animals are feed and taken care of and family is back home about to go to sleep, after dinner. Compared to the

When reflecting on the quality of live in the 1920s, women in the 1930s might have felt very disappointed. The 1920s was a decade of empowerment and also happiness for most women. One of the most significant events was the ‘Persons Case’. It allowed for women to be heard and for the public to see a different perspective on the situation. On October 18, 1929, when ‘the Judicial Committee declared its support for women” (Cranny, 69), it began the process of long term change for women in the future. It directly affected how people considered women and changed their mindsets to accept them, in things like voting, even more. As Henrietta Edwards stated in

“I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end”, stated by American suffragist and activist Alice Paul. The rise of the industrial revolution led women to become part of the workforce and opened an opportunity for women to have a voice. However, it became apparent that their voice was not under their jurisdiction, and it was restricted by their fellow man; under the belief that women were not a person, but an object to supervise . The mobilization of women occurred toward the end of the 19th century, due to their frustrations of being regarded as a non-citizen by their fellow man. Enticed by the idea of equality, women were more driven to speak against representatives

Growing up as a female has never been easy, especially in the past. Their rights and opportunities have evolved throughout the centuries because of prejudiced minds and unfair treatment. This has been an issue throughout the years, although the women of today’s day and age have become triumphant and taken the initiative to create a change. The 19th century was a turning point in women’s history for their rights, education, and expectations that have led for them to become what they are today.

This was partially due to male privilege and needs of society that lead to families deciding to send their sons to college over their daughters if they could afford it. Society at that time believed that a woman 's place was in a home to nurture and take care or create a family. Likewise, there were no spaces created for educating the woman but many women and families disagreed with this. As a result, the formation of schools for girls emerged but they only educated women in the socially acceptable occupation of teaching and in the 19th century, only unmarried women could be teachers.

Men and women play different roles in society. In the beginning of the 19th century, the gap between males and females was much larger than it is now. Back then men and women were usually assumed to have certain occupations. For example, in the 1950s women were “supposed” to become housewives and stay at home all day cleaning, cooking, or taking care of their children (Parry 1584). Men on the other hand, were suspected to go out and work all day doing whatever occupation they held. Due to the media uprising in the 19th century, women began to feel restrained on what they can accomplish. They began to care about their appearance more than anything else. This is one of the factors that created the gender gap, but society has always had the gap that has separated the two. This picture was taken in California in 1921, and it depicts Dr. Louis Estes helping his daughter put on her boxing gloves while she gets ready to square up against her little brother. The title of the picture describes the daughter as “husky” which does not make sense. The word husky, usually applied to overweight individuals, does not accurately describe the girl in the photo. It is possible that the author may be referring to her as more masculine than feminine in the picture. This influential image shows the daughter as taller than both males in the photo which asserts dominance. Also, both Dr. Estes and his son’s eyes, both lead to the daughter’s, which makes her the focal point of the image. Dr. Estes

In the nineteenth century, when it came to the topic of gender, it was what some today would call “A man's world”. The women during that time were far from equal to men despite the attempts to come out on top. There were several supporters of women’s rights but on the other hand, there were people that disliked the new way of thinking. Two women in particular, Annie Besant and Ada Nield Chew, supported the movement and backed up the idea of women being equal. Under the umbrella of women’s rights, Besant and Chew wrote letters about the topic of wage and conduct towards factory working women. The connection between “The “White Slavery” of London Match Workers” and “A Living Wage for Factory Girls at Crewe” which is presented in the role that

Fortunately, after several centuries of living in obscurity as housewives and suppressing their intellectual, artistic, and full access to cultural events. Of course, as women in all ages are intelligent human beings, there were some that succeed in art and as professionals. Unfortunately, the great majorities were ostracized and consider as the ideal worker for the kitchen, taking care of home, and nurturing their children. Moreover, they have no civil and educational rights. Even until the dawn of the 20th century women have to live under the shadow of men, as the patriarchal system demanded women’s dependence.

The government and ladinos had certain designs upon the market place and who ought to control it, and Mayan women fought them on it on a daily basis in order to protect their own interests and survival. As such, the state and its apparatuses created ways to police women who had very strong presence in public, included in that categories were midwives, market vendors, and sex workers, all targets of liberal narratives surrounding social control and national development. Thus, the market place became a space were government officials could enforce these narratives of ¨domestic stability and gendered and ethnic morality on their target demographic: women in public. Many people, included foreigners, considered the significant presence of women was be a sign that the world was coming to an end. Court proceedings from the early 20th century illustrate how women fared when it came to defending their way of life. In 31 municipal proceedings from Patzicía, San Martín, and Sololá, 56 women and 11 men were being charged with marketplace violations, 45 of them were Mayan women, four were ladina (white) women and nine were Mayan men. These violations were usually charges of “Abuso Mercantil”, or Commercial Abuse, which is the establishment of monopolies on wholesale goods such as eggs, chickens, sugar, plants, maize, and beans all of which are the essential to Mayan communities. In other court proceedings, 48 of the convicted were Mayan women, 8 ladinas, 10 Mayan men, and 1 ladino.

Women during the 19th and 20th century did not live like how women lived nowadays, especially African-American women. Three women are excellent examples of this, although one woman is fictional, their experiences and attitudes somehow coincide with each other. Two out of the three were slaves for several decades of their lives and were able to obtain their freedom before the occurrence of the Civil War. While the third woman was never a slave during her life, she was raised by her grandmother, who was a former slave. First, Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, alter leaving her master in 1826 before she was legally emancipated in 1827 by the law of New York (Truth 245). Truth was also a Civil Rights and Women’s Rights activist (Truth 245). Second, Elizabeth Keckley, who like Truth was also born into slavery, had stayed enslaved for over thirty years, however, she was able to obtain her and her son’s freedom by legally buying it (Keckley 365). After she had legally bought her and her son’s freedom, Keckley had established herself as a dressmaker and provided service to political figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis (Keckley 365). Third is Janie Crawford who is the protagonist of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston. Janie is an African-American woman who has goes through three marriages while undergoing a journey of self-discovery while overcoming obstacles. In Truth’s work she was fighting for equal rights for