The Civil War : The Second Great Awakening And The Swept Across The Floor

The Second Great Awakening and opportunities for education greatly altered women’s role in the household. They were given more freedom and power as a mother. In addition, women were able to work in jobs normally dominated by men. They were not confined in the house but were able to make contributions in society to gain their own income. Women also became the leaders of reform during this time period. They headed movements against slavery, mistreatment of the mentally ill, and restriction of women’s rights. With all these changes, women’s lives slowly evolved. All these radical ideas soon became the norm for

After 1815, a women’s status in society was shaped both by the “market revolution” and the “Second Great Awakening”. The “market revolution” was a drastic change in the nation's economy through transportation, education, legal reforms. Examples of these reforms would include the creation of canals, roads, railroads, and the technology needed to commute between places, an increase in teacher wages, school terms, and curriculum, and the spreading awareness of massive movements such as the temperance, abolitionist, and prison reform movement. The “Second Great Awakening” was a revival of religious spirit that attracted social minorities, such as women, African-Americans,and native Americans, that produced many new sects of Protestantism, such

The Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening promoted the ideas of social mobility and and individualism which greatly influenced the shaping of gender roles in America in the mid 1800’s. Work and the home were now separated which made womens new job taking care of the house and family, they could work elsewhere such as in factories, but were paid less than men and worked long, hard hours, women’s place in society was changing, women began to challenge the rules of fashion and fight for their rights.

The Second Great Awakening and Antebellum Market Revolution affected the roles of women in the household and workplaces during the 1800’s. This resulted in the upbringing of the Cult of Domesticity. The Antebellum Market Revolution took the work from home and made it more efficient for people through factory work. This resulted in the upbringing of the Cult of Domesticity. Young women started to work in factories, which started the demand for equal pay between women and men. On the other hand, the Second Great Awakening was a religious revival which regularly

During the Civil war era women still did not have the same rights as men. Men were known to be the dominant figure in society. Men went to work, men contributed towards the war and men had complete control over anything including the women. All women were allowed to do during this time period is to stay at home and be the “Stay at home mom”. But soon men were tired of war and women knew this is when they could take their chance to be out and about.

In the Northern states, and during the Second Great Awakening, many Americans became involved in evangelical work and had become eager to share the Protestant faith. Although, the Second Great Awakening “reasserted the egalitarian ideals which drew more women than men”, and it also favored women and their reform activities (DuBois & Dumenil, 2012, p.151). Therefore, the revivalism that expanded during the antebellum period is what introduced a number of social reform movements to improve America overall. With the new conversions and the growing interest in religion, women were influenced to help improve all aspect of life including the political, economical, and social problems; therefore they started by “supporting their husband in missionary

The first of many small changes started to happen as the men left to fight in the Revolutionary War and the women stepped forward. The contributions made by the American women became noticed as America fought for their independence. The war allowed them to seize tremendous responsibilities. In “Women’s Role in the American Revolution,” they note these responsibilities, “The war gave some women the opportunity to demonstrate their capacity to assume responsibilities regarded as male. Women took charge of businesses and farms, defended their homes and neighborhoods, gathered

Throughout this research I have noticed that the most frequently talked about the subject concerning the civil war is mostly about the slaves, fighters in the war, and leaders of each opposition party and the military issues of the war. The group of people who have actually been excluded is the male citizens who refused to fight in the war in the southern states. The male citizens who refused in the war were mostly disabled ones. This was because the southern states had no military and they had to recruit soldiers immediately which included almost all the working and not disabled male citizens (slaves did not count). The women were not really included in the actual civil war but they fought the war in their own way which was fortunately recognized after the war. It was the first time in American history that women played a significant role in a war effort. Whether they were appreciated or not appreciated their opinions on the war still counted

Up until the U.S. Civil war women were focused on making their homes a private and comfortable place for their families (History.com Staff). However the coming war would push women into the public eye with lots of women joining volunteer brigades and working as nurses. This was the first time in American history Women played such an important part in the war effort (History.com Staff).

There weren't many civil war opportunities.The Union Navy had been already been accepting African American volunteers. All replaced millions of men fighting in the from, it contributed to the economy and production of weapons needed in the war.There were more opportunities open to women overall in the World War I years. Women were able to work the jobs that the men fighting could not. With so many fighting, and working for the war effort on the home front, there were more opportunities for equality.Though they did not fight on the battlefield, the role of women would increase due to the war. Women commonly served as nurses during the Civil War, and while nursing was a low paying male occupation before the war, it became almost exclusively

The Civil War was not only a fight to free slaves it was also presented a good representation of new roles for upcoming women. The Civil War was the start of the thought process that women and men were equal and had some of the same responsibilities. Many before this war didn’t believe in women doing many of the things they did in this war. The role of the woman was very controlled and had some definite guidelines that most women had to follow. Higher class women didn’t follow this as much because they had other responsibilities.

Whether they quietly worked in hospitals, or bravely helped slaves escape, they were not satisfied in doing nothing and waiting for the war to end. Women voiced their opinions, used their smart minds, and did all they could to make a difference. The women fought in combat, spied, and were intelligent doctors, while men only fought. The women activists did impact society more than men during the Civil War, and we women would not be here today with the rights we have without these strong, smart, and independant

The Civil War, despite its grim brutality, was beneficial for many women within the United States. Due to

The civil war provided different opportunities for women. The civil war was the first step towards women working equally with men. Some women on the other hand like the way things were, they didn’t want to change anything.

The American Civil War was a national conflict that desperately divided the nation and brought about dramatic changes to America for years to come. The once powerful country found itself at war with its own people. Differences between the North and the South involving different economies and poltiical beliefs began to develop and became problmatic. The idea of slavery in territories also caused more tension that caused several Southern states to seced from the Union and form their own nation known as the Confederate States of America. On April 12th 1961 Confederate soldiers attacked the Union at Fort Sumner and the Civil War officially began. The war would continue until May 9th 1965. These four years of war would bring many changes to the nation. The war brought battles close to home and many Americans experienced war for the first time. The war brought trauma and horror to American soil and many men went to war to fight for their side. The war affected the population as a whole but the Civil War brought new experiences to women in both the Union and Confederate states. Many women witnessed war for the first time and were introduced to new ways of life. Prior to the war opportunities were very limited for women and often females would not work outside of the household. They lived in a male dominated society where womens duties including caring for the household and family. The war would allow women to serve important roles in the war effort as well as take