Women And Gender During 20th Century America

In the late nineteenth century women were beginning to find a place in the more public spheres of life. Larger numbers of women than ever were in paid employment; by 1874 twenty percent of females over fifteen were employed. Many

Sarah Margaret Fuller, America’s first true feminist, was born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts on May 23, 1810 to Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane Fuller. Her father was a lawyer and congressman while her mother had a short teaching career. Margaret Fuller was born in a time period were women were raised to be well-cultured and obedient. On the other hand, Fuller was the opposite she was known to be assertive and a freethinking. She was the first women to be allowed into the all men library of Harvard University and later on to graduate from the university. Fuller is known today mainly as a transcendentalist, she surrounded herself with philosophers like Emerson and Henry David Thoreau because they shared similar believes and ideas of a new way of thinking (Allen 1981) .

     Throughout United States history oppression of people has always been prominent, whether through African American’s and segregation or Asian American’s during the Vietnam War. What is often ignored is our history of the oppression of women. No matter what time in history, there is always a case to be found of the discrimination over gender. Many people know of how African American’s came into freedom and the long perilous road it took, but few know the struggles, changes and hardships that women have perceived to get where they are today. As the civil war halted and industrialization and urbanization came into play, the role of women changed dramatically and their status

During the first World War I women were left at home to try and figure out how they were going to care for their families. Their husband, father, and brothers were sent off to war. Many companies around the United States were left with production needs and little to no employees to do the job. In a time period, where women are expected to be confident and independent, they had to also realize they had little to no power in society. They had societal rules that they must stay at home to cook, clean, and care for the children. With the men who were prominent in their lives coming and going from war. These factors caused the birth of a new era. This is the era where women were emerging. Women were changing by being more independent sexually and expressing their emotions through music, poetry, and movies.

They were a hands on organization that focused on establishing employment bureaus and health clinics, and showed female victims of abuse how to gain legal protection. These efforts by the middle-class women to help the poor and working class woman, shifted the politics towards activist government. Woman activism pushed and passed laws restricting child labor. Reformers depicted child labor as “menace to white supremacy,depriving white children of education they would need as adult members of the dominant race. ”(Give

In post-Civil War America, there were two main groups facing discrimination and hardship, despite the rapid rate of the country’s expansion. These two groups were Native Americans and women.

Everyday history is evolving and being affected by the past. With history comes questions as to how it came into being, and the fascination that is inscribed with it. Where did I come from, why do wars happen, why is society like this, are all questions that can be explored through the viewing of history. With this in mind, this essay will discuss the possible reasoning’s behind: Why have the roles of American women in society changed since the 1940’s? While this question will not have a distinguished answer, several factors have contributed to forming an answer such as: World War II, Madison Avenue, and contraceptives.

Barrett’s article articulates the workplace conditions for workingwomen, and how women fought to receive fair wage compensation. By the 1920s, we see drastic increase in the number of women in the workforce due to unregulated living wage and World War 1. At this point in time, 1 out of 4 women are in the workforce, mainly

In America during the 1900’s there was a growing number of women who wanted to be more apart of society. Hardships women suffered at the time included being easily cheated, bullied and, the most important and most focused on, they could not vote. In society at the time women were seen as caretakers of the home and that only, but women like Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul created organizations to advocate women’s suffrage. This cartoon looks like it could have been created by a member of either the National American Women’s Suffrage Association or the National Women's party due to the fact is advocates issues these organizations fought against. This artist displays both the current world when only men could vote on one half and the impact women voting would have on the world on the other by illustrating different behaviors, constructions and ultimately showing a complete separation in the types of societies.

When it comes to women and their rights many people do not know what they had to endure and fight vigorously for. With that in mind it reflects how people think about women and their rights, which is not very highly. The twentieth century was a vital period for the progress of U.S. women and how they are treated today. The part of the twentieth century that will be covered today ranges from the 1900s to the 1950s. I will discuss the employment of women in the early 1900s and speak about the conditions, pay, treatment, and other major obstacles that women faced. Along with that, I will discuss career mothers of the 1950s and how people perceived them. In closing we will discuss how women have made progress but equality has still not been presented fully to the women of the twenty-first century.

Throughout history the role of women has changed and become more unique. There have been women running for president when before women were told to stay at home. America has come a long way from what we have started at. There are many spectacular changes that have arrived before women. There are more opportunities and more changes in what women want. There have been many over time and most ideas ran wild in the stories over many periods, but three come to mind: Realism, Modernism, and the Contemporary Periods. Many believe in what was actually done to help women. There are many who believe that suffrage was enough. There are; however, the way books were written in the said periods. In Realism there are two stories “A New England Nun,” and

West was seen as a place for people to become self-sufficient farmers but now slaves

Throughout this paper I will be discussing the role of women in the American society. I will reference the importance of gender and gender inequality. The definition of gender aims to clarify for of all the historical framework of the topic, the role of women in the American society. The paper will lead from the role women were given around World War II and then transition into the role women can now choose in the American society today. Addition to the role of women I will also discuss the differences of how the genders are treated in the same places, for example work place. Men and women are culturally molded when referring to gender in the American society. The gender roles play a lead part into how the model family, education, and liberty are. The reason I chose to write about this topic is due to my strong belief that although I don’t agree with the characteristics society gave to gender, I do believe in gender equality.

Miner was absolutely correct about how the current society is set up. The rituals or ceremonies we do in this day and age can be too much sometimes. The regular routine of brushing teeth, take a bath, and getting dress before leaving the house are common. But that’s not case in this day and age, not just the Americans but all cultures now a days are very sadistic when it comes to appearance.

During the 19th century, women of this time period in the United States were expected to be very reserved. Fashion in that era complimented both sexuality and control. Long skirts, layered jackets, and crinolines made it difficult for women to display their sexuality proudly without feeling confined. In the summer of 1842 Herman Melville was working on a whaling expedition for six months at sea. No stops were made and food ran out very quickly at the beginning of the trip. They decided to make a stop in the Marquesas where naked “seductive” women roamed, cannibal banquets were common and the nature surrounding the island was breathtaking. Due to the social norm back in the day, women that lived on the island were a total shock to the foreign