The Misconceptions Of Women During The 19th Century

In the 1900’s it was a social accepted practice to believe one’s gender restricted what an individual was cable of doing. During this time period and going back further in the past the main ideology of society was males were there to lead, provide and protect the fairer sex. Susan Glaspell uses stereotypes to disprove the notion that women are less superior than their male counterparts by having the women solve the murder of Mr. John Wright.

The first chapter entitled: The Profile of Women in the British Society during the Nineteenth Century, is connected with the social history of women at that time, in addition to their status, position, rights, and the social classes they came from. It provides a description of the kind of education that the Victorian girls have received. Moreover, it gives a vision of married women and their rights, and the issues of sex, divorce, and spinsters as well.

Women in the nineteenth century, for the most part, had to follow the common role presented to them by society. This role can be summed up by what historians call the “cult of domesticity”. The McGuffey Readers does a successful job at illustrating the women’s role in society. Women that took part in the overland trail as described in “Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey” had to try to follow these roles while facing many challenges that made it very difficult to do so.

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.

Daisy Miller examines European high society throughout the 1870s. The societal norms are placed firmly in the beliefs of the class system, social status, and education: all of which are needed in order to successfully assimilate into the world of the upper class. Henry James makes it clear that these norms make up the lives of the high society through his characterization of the “uncultivated” Daisy Miller. Daisy’s character is questionable throughout the novella, and the word “uncultivated” has been necessary to coming to that conclusion.

This perfection, however, remains just out of reach, as people struggle their entire lives to become this impossible image. Daisy Miller, a young girl in the Victorian era where traditionally men and women did not socialize with each other unless they were married has “always had, she said, a great deal of gentlemen's society” (James 9) and brags that she attracts so many men, mostly just to make others jealous and pursue more male admirers. Daisy cares more about herself than anyone else and constantly acts in her own self interests with no regards for the society’s rules or anyone’s feelings. She is well aware that her behavior of flaunting herself around town is highly controversial and openly admits to being a “fearful, frightful flirt. (Asking) did you ever hear of a nice girl that was not?”

During the late 1800s early 1900s there were many problems in society needed to be solved. Throughout this time period, many problems have risen to the public's attention. From Woman Suffrage to Labor Unions this country had a long way to find success. First, Women’s Suffrage.

The tragic narratives constructed by historians such as Cornelia Dayton in her article “Taking the Trade” and Amy Gilman Srebnick in “The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers” are crucial in analyzing the transformation of women’s reproductive health between the mid 18th century and the mid 19th century. Although Dayton and Srebnick’s narrations of abortions and death are based upon events that transpired nearly 100 years apart, a collective analysis of both sources creates a greater understanding of the societal perception of the woman’s role in colonial North America. Set in the context of a small New England village in the mid 18th century and the emerging metropolis of New York City mid 19th century New York City. One could argue a variety

America is a nation composed of many, distinct traits. All of these different traits contribute to America’s identity. America’s identity today, however, is not the same as it always was. People’s perception of America is ever changing. This change in America’s identity has occurred in regards to women, men, racial groups and other aspects of America. These changes can also be viewed in more specific terms. Gender roles for women have changed drastically from housewife to independent women since the 1800’s.

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

The years Two thousand and fourteen (2014) to eighteen (2018) reminds those who attended a great war. These years commemorate the 100th anniversary for the event that occurred in 1914 to 1918. Australia and its allies fought for our nations to ensure that it would turn out to be what our country is now. At the time all of the men were sent to war at the; Western Front, Eastern Front and Gallipoli this left the women at home whether they were mothers, widowed or single, this left a lot to do for these women left back at home and also offering their services first handedly to the soldiers. The memory of these brave women are but only magnificent.

In the mid to late nineteenth century, America was full of potential. Settlers were cultivating the west, blacks that were once captive were no longer enslaved, and a woman’s role in society was undergoing a transformation. The reality of this all was, blacks were not considered equal status with whites, American Indians were being pushed out west and women were still considered second-class citizens.

At the end of the 18th century and during the 19th century, there were many changes to public ideology that affected the way that women perceived their roles in society. Prior to these changes, women had adopted the beliefs of separate “spheres” separating work into public life and their duties as mothers at home1. Women stayed at home to take care of the children and provide a warm, welcoming home for their husbands to take refuge from public life. Women became aware of their lack of legal and political power after the American Revolutionary War ended as they were denied the right to the same freedoms that granted the right to vote to the white, property-owning male population2. Despite granting women more liberty to run businesses, farms,

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

As human beings in society people are pressured by the community to conform to different stereotypes. In the modern era people are still pushed to act a certain way based on gender. As a woman in the nineteenth century it was almost impossible to have a job or have a voice without being persecuted by your community. The author takes her experiences with stereotyping, social conventions and the consequences of defying them and argues how these unwritten rules of society have made people do senseless things to avoid the consequences and backlash by the community.