Women Of The American Revolution

When manufacturing plants started booming, they found business. Women became valuable factory workers because of their ability to complete complex tasks in the work place. Also, having willingness to labor for an inexpensive pay rate because they were in need boosted their chances of employment. In fact, employers needed them and were happy at the fact that they weren 't too costly to hire. In the document, Morals of Manufactures (1837), it states, “Many of the girls are in the factories because they have too much pride for domestic service.”(Chapter 9 Page 223) As stated before, women were looked over as far being capable of anything else other than a house wife and or mother. Some women worked for pay, as well as to prove that they were more than what society labeled them. This allowed women to make their own money and not be forced to completely live off their husbands. Also, this gave women a freedom and sensibility to become more independent.

Since the Revolutionary War, women have been seen as inferior to men, a status that was especially clear in the lack of legal rights for women [1]. Women’s’ rights has been an issue that is still fought today with the struggles of being treated equally against men. In 1779, Judith Sargent Murray, was an essayist in support for women’s rights, once wrote that “women’s minds were as good as men’s and that girls as well as boys, therefore deserved access to education” [1]. Women were very domesticated by their husbands in this era which most men believed that a women’s only place was to maintain the household and taking care of children. The war gave some women the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to show responsibilities regarded as a

The American Revolution, which happened during the last half of the eighteenth century, reshaped many aspects of life in America. The desire of the Founding Fathers to make America a republic played a very significant part in changing the role of women after the Revolution. The role of women as wives became more important as an emphasis on virtue was established; women were encouraged to find virtuous husbands and utilize their seductive nature to keep men virtuous. The roles of women as mothers also became more important in the republic, as patriarchy loosened and mothers were depended on to educate their children in the republican way. And finally, the role of women in politics was theoretically reduced due to the increasing demands of

Historians once presumed that, since women during the American Revolution had limited or no political decisions, and demonstrated little concern in achieving the franchise, they were fundamentally apolitical members of the society. In the modern world, scholars acknowledge the fact that women played a leading role during the war and they were actively involved in debates, which accompanied the movement towards independence, and that the war expanded their territories in their political and legal roles. Furthermore, the male welcomed women’s support during the war that was a very instrumental move towards the expansion of the women’s roles in the society unlike in the past when women were restricted to household chores. As women filled important roles because of the shortage of men to fill these roles, like managing business and farms, the idea that females were lesser than males started to fade away (Bielich, 2008). The laws prior to and during the revolution did not acknowledge females as equal to men in

Have you noticed that in most history text books that the role of woman was

The American Revolution brought great change to the colonies, and what became the United States of America. It brought freedom to the colonists from British rule, brought in a new system of government, and changed the lives of citizens in the colonies. Whether it be during the war, or after the war, women experienced a great change in how they lived their lives. All women were affected, from patriots, and loyalists, to Native Americans and Slaves. From their roles in families, to the way they were perceived by others in their areas, the lives of women would change during and after the revolution.

Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the struggle for American Independence. By Carol Berkin (New York: Knopf Publishing Group, 2005). 194 pp. Reviewed by Edidiong Mbong, September 20, 2014.

The American Revolution was revolutionary due to the changes into a new political structure through the introduction of democracy into the American legal system, the increased observance of women through their undertaking of unconventional roles in society, and the change of economic structure and success through the legality of capitalism. All of these examples, however, already had continuous principles throughout the American Revolution such as the idea of democracy, the consistent inferiority observed by women, and the already observable illegal smuggling of goods. A change observed through and after the American Revolution was the introduction of a Democracy to the newly American peoples. The idea of a democracy and local control, as opposed

The war took made a large impact on the economy of the colonies. Although there were a few businesses that performed exceptionally during the war. With the colonies and Britain not getting along, a number of countries were determined to slow down the trade with America. Therefore, by the end of the war taxes exceeded the limit, and prices followed shortly behind. However, once again the colonial women saved the day as they are known as a very influential group. It is very fascinating due to the nature of these women, yes, they did not have much freedom and independence before the war, however, in time they shone their light victoriously with their passion of giving and not expecting anything in return. The many organizations that were held

In order to fully understand the changes that women’s lifestyles underwent after the Revolution, one must first understand what the status of women was prior to the Revolution and what roles they played during and after the Revolution.

During the American Revolution the traditional position of the Eighteenth Century women was to essentially be in the background, almost hidden. Women were not to participate publicly in the revolution or any other political issues. Nonetheless, in their own sphere of influence, woman engaged fully in the revolution in any way they could, without actually being considered publicly opinionated. Woman were forced to be opinionated due to being directly affected by the war, and other things that came along with it such as, inflated prices, and running households and farms alone. The only way to fully comprehend the history of women from 1764-1789, is to read the diaries and letters left behind from the ladies who lived through it. In her mission

“Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world.” Letters of an American Farmer, Michel- Guillaume Jean de Crévecoeur.

According to the materiel Of The People, the American Revolution was based upon beliefs in human equality and a common human nature which brought into question all social relations including those of women and slaves. Many women were drawn into the revolution as consumers. Women argued that the right to be taxed only by one’s own representatives should apply to them as well being that they were both consumers and home producers. Although most revolutionaries (with the exception of New Jersey) were not prepared to let women vote they did broaden their views of a women's intellectual and political capabilities. The revolution challenged the idea that women lacked independent minds and could not think for themselves. The Enlightenment belief

Revolution increased deep divisions and made it difficult for tribes to form common front for resistance because of neutral and pro-Brit alliances.

Work in the past, along with today’s time as well, women have not been treated equally in the work force. Women are constantly being looked at as less than men and the idea that women are not able to do everything a man can do. Women are looked at as weaker individuals who do not work as hard as men do, which is entirely untrue. Still in the 21st century women could work the same hours as men at the same work place and still be getting paid less than the male employee, which is outrageous. This does not even relate back to the early 1900’s where some women were not even allowed to have jobs, but this is where women began to speak up for themselves. When women began to work and furthered their educations more job opportunities were available and the women were able to get jobs and it became the new norm. In a court case the court system stated, “The two-parent, two-earner family has become the most common family type in this country. Today a wife's contribution to family income is what keeps many families in the middle class about the poverty line.”