Women In Shaping American Culture

Women and men are nestled into predetermined cultural molds when it comes to gender in American society. Women play the roles of mothers, housekeepers, and servants to their husbands and children, and men act as providers, protectors, and heads of the household. These gender roles stem from the many culture myths that exist pertaining to America, including those of the model family, education, liberty, and of gender. The majority of these myths are misconceptions, but linger because we, as Americans, do not analyze or question them. The misconception of gender suggests that biological truths no longer dictate our gender roles as men and women; they derive from cultural myths. We, as a nation, need

Men have always made great accomplishments in American history. Men seemed to always be viewed as the superior gender in early America. This was because women were never given the chance to participate in economic or political matters because of the little rights they possessed. During the Civil War, since the nation was in a corrupt state, women had a chance to help out, because America needed every bit of help they could get. The women in this time proved that they could handle immense pressures and could do tasks that men did. Women played a major role during the Civil War because they worked as nurses, acted as spies, and served as disguised soldiers in the army.

Examine how the the role of American women in the workforce changed during the years 1900

Since their inception in the 19th century, women’s colleges in the United States have faced significant challenges and undergone a multitude of transformations in their pursuit to educate women (Kratzok, 2010; Thelin, 2004; Turpin, 2010). In recent years, economic hardship has forced many women’s colleges to reexamine their identity and initial purpose, as rising costs and dwindling enrollments have led a majority to co-educate or close their doors entirely (Hursh & Wall, 2011; Kratzok, 2010). The fierce competition for students in today’s higher education climate has hit women’s institutions particularly hard, as once there were over three hundred women’s colleges and only about seventy presently remain (Women’s College Coalition, 2001). Though women make up the majority of undergraduate students (Turpin, 2010), the future of these small, private women’s colleges seems uncertain (Langdon & Giovengo, 2003). However, by examining their contentious historical beginnings to their evolution in the 21st century, one can determine the pivotal role women’s colleges still play in the United States higher education system.

The Civil War was a fight between the unity of one country and equality for all its citizens, against the independence of a divided nation. This war is one of the most impactful events in United States’ history and it brought immense changes to the country. It’s most remembered for the fight against slavery in the United States and the Emancipation Proclamation as its result. The Civil War, also referred to as the War of Rebellion and the War to Make Men Free, did not just unify the country and end slavery, but it also transformed the image of women during the 1860’s. This was not just the War to Make Men Free, but the War to Make Women Free as well. Women during the 1800’s had a notable influence on the Civil War through off-battlefield efforts

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The American Revolution impacted almost every aspect of Native American, European American, and African American women's lives.

Throughout the history of the U.S., women have had two major social roles that were defined by gender. Women had two major roles, the first is being a moral compass for society. Women were seen to be virtuous and pure to the point that the idea of a woman stepping on the “wrong path” was horrible and made that particular woman worthless in the eyes of society and more importantly made her feel worthless to society. An example of this is seen with Helen Jewitt, Helen was tricked into sleeping with a man when she thought the love of her life was dead. After she slept with the man she felt terrible and was left stranded, she made her way to New York where she became a prostitute. In one of her letters to her parents, Helen writes of how ashamed she is and what a disgrace she is to her parents and that she can never go home because she would be the talk of the town. Helen is a prime example of how women that “failed” to live up to the rigid morals of society felt and how they were perceived by others. Women as keepers of morals can be seen in the American Female Moral Reform Society Warns Mothers About the “Solitary Vice,” 1839. Just the title of the document and the name of the activist group shows how much women were seen as the keepers

Contrary to popular belief, ideas on femininity in the eighteenth century were not so much restrictive as in the nineteenth, at least not where sex was concerned. Catherine Clinton, a professor of American history, elaborates in her book, The Other Civil War: American Women in the Nineteenth Century, that it was even accepted for women to have a high sex drive. Clinton also reveals that it was not uncommon to see a pregnant bride (147). At the turn of the century, however, those free ideals morphed into strict guidelines. Society began to value a woman by her sexual purity and dependent behavior. During the nineteenth century, the type of woman who was most valued was a ‘trophy’ wife, much like Marian Forrester in A Lost Lady by Willa

Paid work for women moved from principally customary female-situated employments to all the more non-conventional and already male-arranged vocations. Ladies ' support in the workforce prompted them to start careers in the field dominated by male in the 20th century. Career yearnings were affected by elements, such as sexual orientation, financial status, race, occupation and instruction level, and parental desires. This paper exhibits how women developed, changed and the challenges they faced in the 20th century in America in the workforce and the advancement of ladies ' careers, improvement and profession goals during the 20th century in United States. Also, gender issues affecting women will be discussed in details during this period and how women played their role in fighting for their rights.

In her essay, “Housewives and Homework: The Lacemakers of Narsapur,” Chandra Talpade Mohanty focused on how men sold products that women produced and profited from women’s work. The essay basically pointed out how work can be defined according to sexual identity. It made me wonder if American women are still perceived by men in society as being housewives even though some of us are doctors, lawyers, teachers etc. Is the work that women do seen as what Mohanty pointed out in her essay as “leisure time activities”? I think that to some extent men believe that women’s sole purpose on Earth is to be their wives/partners and to be good mothers to their children. Even though we “leisurely,” as Mohanty so

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.

For centuries upon centuries, the woman has been the butt of the sexes. Always second to men, she accepted her role as a lesser being because culture and religion told her she was not equal to the males of her society.

Patriarchy like the dance hall text is broken down into bits and pieces. Patriarchy in dancehall music was almost a ideology or a way of thinking that made the Jamaicans or people that listened conform to the social norms instructed through the music. It was the wave of dominance that and referred to the way women and men should look, act, and also the roles one must play as a man or women in that society. It also takes a form a racism and instills it into the minds of listener. The name of this is called phenotypical marker. By taking the skin, hair, and even body parts and conforming it to more of a European beauty marker it cause a self hatred for a majority of the people in that culture. The lighter you are the more educated/beautiful you