Role Of Women During The Nineteenth Century

In the first two decades of the twentieth century, the United States experienced a large increase in political, economic, and social reforms. During this time, there had been an increase in urbanization, and industrial factories within the larger cities throughout the United States, particularly in the northeastern cities. With the addition of the industries and factories too populated also came a growing number of immigrants, and seekers of wealth and employment. As a result, the population increase would result in major issues which would overshadow the economic gains that came from industrialization. In addition, the rise of industrialization also brought about major issues within the populations of the city. After seeing

Women began standing up for themselves using literature in the nineteenth century. The time periods of the feminism booms were called waves. There are three waves of feminism starting from the nineteenth century to now. They all occurred in the United Kingdom, Britain, France, and the United States. These waves lead to women getting closer to being treated equal to men.

In the early 1800’s, the life of women was that of many obligations and few choices. In this time period, a majority of the world, if not all of it was very much living a patriarchal society. “When modern historians and sociologists describe a ‘patriarchal society’ they mean that men hold the positions of power: head of the family unit, leaders of social groups, bosses in the workplace and heads of government.” (AboutEducation.com, 2015)

The 1920s had a big impact on American life all around; however, one of the biggest changes during this time period was in the roles of women. During this time period, women started dressing different, leaving the house, getting jobs, and gaining rights. On top of all of that, they had a bigger role in education, they began taking parts in politics, and divorce became more of a common thing. This may not seem like a big deal to people today, but this was very important at the time. Prior, women had next to no rights. They lived to wait on and please their husbands. Women rarely even left the house. This time period could be said to have paved the way for modern day feminism and women’s roles. This was the time period when they began to be free and stop worrying about how society thought they should live. However, the question still remains: Did the changing roles of women in the 1920s really have a significant effect on women’s roles today? In the next few pages, one will be given examples of women’s role before, during, and after the 1920s. In each paragraph, the roles, rights, impacts, and more that women had at these times will be explained. To conclude, a comparison on how women were thought to act in these different time periods will be made in order to come up with an answer for the question stated above.

Women’s Suffrage issues became prominent in America’s culture when women began leaving their traditional roles as homemakers. Women became more involved in their communities by seeking jobs and fulfilling leadership roles in which they could improve society. In the 1830’s, thousands of women were involved in the movement to abolish slavery. The first organized gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States was held in July of 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. Elizabeth Stanton would draft a “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions,” based on the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming, “All men and women are created equal” (History.com).

I have to let the readers know how I stumbled upon this topic to introduce where I get my ideas from. It all started in the archive located on the second floor of the library in a dark corner behind a clear glass doors at the Hunter College. I have been attending Hunter College for four years and never have I stumbled on such an amazing place full of live history. I say live history because all the documents and books that are held in the archive are all preserved originals, which fascinated me. Thinking how people who lived more than century ago wrote and read the same things I’m writing and reading about excited me to my very soul. Archive research though fascinating is not an easy task that can be done in within fifteen minutes like how researches are done these days using convenient technologies at hand.

In the first half of the nineteenth century in British North America, women’s political roles differed from those of men. British North America was a European male-dominate patriarchy society in which women’s roles within society were limited. During the nineteenth century, men were considered superior since they had power and control over everyday aspects of life; however, women slowly began to slightly change the social order of society by contributing and influencing decisions on political issues. Despite this not being seen as the norm, for the most part, men dominated politics. Women were able to contribute to the public life, but due to a European influenced patriarchal society within British North America during the nineteenth century, women had limited influence in political decision-making.

Queen Victoria 's reign saw a great change in industrialisation alongside social change which affected a variety of people and classes.

From the early beginnings of civilization to the 19th century, women were viewed as breeding objects to their husbands, and they were caretakers of the house who were responsible for the cooking and cleaning in the residence. They were also accountable for taking care of children, making dinner for her husband, and throwing lavish parties that others envied. When the American Revolution began in 1765, women 's roles began to change drastically. Men had to fight against the British, so women left the safety and security of their traditional roles to serve their country, and perform their usual duties. During the Revolution, women were given roles in the military as “camp followers”, snuck into the army disguised as a man, and some women

behind the job. Women of higher class had laborious work to do, although one of the

How is it different for women today than it was for women in the mid 1800,s. It was different today because women could work and earn the same pay as men could,but women back then could work and, was controlled by there husband.And also today women can vote,but women back then didn't have the right to vote. Today and in 1800's women was or could have or had gotten a divorce.Women today and in the early mid 1800,s were imprisoned and mistreated.But suffragettes in the mid 1800,s set the tone for the other suffragette and women today. In the mid 1800,s the suffragettes gain there right to vote by forming associations and the movements help the women.The suffragettes all came together cause the association was a big deal and the word was

Round, busty breasts are very arousing for the men of America. They promote sexual lusting and popularity. The more a woman flaunts her breasts, the status of her voguishness increases. Why must a woman’s popularity be based solely upon how busty or perky her breasts are? The answer is found by delving into when, how, and why the sexual status arose. The history of the breast depicts a highly distinguishable desire from today.

By the early 1900’s the percentage of women who worked out side the home worked in factories. Factories were unclean, held no proper safety regulations, and required the women to work long hour shifts. The average shift for a women working in the factories at this time was excessively long. Because the women were working these long hours they felt they needed to be heard when it came to the complaints they had. The 25 percent of women that made up the work force were a crucial factor in the ever-growing U.S economy. In their ability to provide the U.S with essential economic power the women gained so called “public visibility.” The ability for women to be in the work force signified the beginning of “true modernity in female roles.” The newfound visibility and forcefulness of women in the work force would lead to their later well-earned rights. Meanwhile, the men who worked in the factories faced the same harsh conditions as the women and were subject to working long shifts as

The Women's role in society during the 1920’s changed all the time. The result of the Women’s role was the work that the women did during the war. While all the roles were changing the number of women working increased by 25 per cent. This change made a big leap by letting the women have a right to vote. Some of the women had specific roles that varied like the “New Women” which were the traditionalists and the older generation. The “New Women” included the flappers, which were women with new fashions, new ideas and personal freedoms. The flappers changed the traditional role in women’s society. These traditionalists feared that the new morality of the era was threatening family values and the standard role of the women in the homes. All the

Gender roles were sharply defined in the 19th century. Women were expected to stay at home and carry out the domestic duties as well as taking care of the children and educate them and provide a peaceful home for their husband. Women were seen as loving and caring. On the other hand, men were expected to work and earn money for the family. They would fight wars and were seen as strong and powerful. Men had more freedom and rights, such as the right to vote, than women in the 19th century. Society had created two completely separate spheres. In the medical field, men were doctors. There were laws in many states, such as, that prohibited women from becoming doctors. Women, who decided to practice medicine in the 19th century had to struggle with much opposition because it went against prevailing ideas about women’s role in society. Women belonged in the private and domestic sphere. Men belonged to competitive and immoral public sphere of industry and commerce. The women in medicine would face accusations that they were abandoning their sphere and threatening society. Due to these arguments and the fear of economic competition from female practitioner, male medical schools and hospitals denied women access to institutions. However, Elizabeth Blackwell, changed this idea of separate spheres when she decided to take on the medical field and become a doctor. Although Elizabeth Black had a natural aversion to the medical field, her