Discuss The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Colonial American Women
DaMaiya Colston
Professor Chad Gaudet
US History I
11 April 2016
The disadvantages and setbacks women faced in Colonial America.
In Colonial America women had their place in society cut out for them. Single women were addressed as “Women Alone” and these women had the legal right to buy real estate, have stocks and bonds, and write wills. Unmarried women were to be married by 20 if they weren’t they were considered unusual and were called thornbacks. Women who inherited money had their own business printers, and shops. Marriage really affected women’s status during this time. There were rules on how a wife was to be around her husband:
“..She will never attempt to rule, or appear to rule her husband. Such conduct degrades husbands—and …show more content…
Still women are judged for wanting careers rather than starting a family. Women have chosen to live their lives on their own terms, whatever that may mean for each of them. In every country society has created some sort of norm and expectation for women to live up to that is unreasonable; it’s up to the people to change that. Society has come a long way from Colonial America and its still progressing.
Works Cited
"History of American Women." Colonial Women's Rights Movement. N.p., 9 Dec. 2007. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
“Pearson Education." Pearson Education. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Web. 06 Apr. 2016.
Mclean, Maggie. "History of American Women." Cherokee Women's Rights. Blogspot.com, 12 Dec. 2008. Web. 06 Apr. 2016.
“Scott, Anne Firor and Suzanne Lebsock. Virginia Women: The First Two Hundred Years: The Colonial Williamsburg Official History and Citizenship Site. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2016. Web. 06 Apr. 2016
"The Puritan Daily Life: Research Topic Ideas on Life as a Puritan in the Colonies." Bright Hub Education. IVillage, 2012. Web. 04 Apr.
Professor Chad Gaudet
US History I
11 April 2016
The disadvantages and setbacks women faced in Colonial America.
In Colonial America women had their place in society cut out for them. Single women were addressed as “Women Alone” and these women had the legal right to buy real estate, have stocks and bonds, and write wills. Unmarried women were to be married by 20 if they weren’t they were considered unusual and were called thornbacks. Women who inherited money had their own business printers, and shops. Marriage really affected women’s status during this time. There were rules on how a wife was to be around her husband:
“..She will never attempt to rule, or appear to rule her husband. Such conduct degrades husbands—and …show more content…
Still women are judged for wanting careers rather than starting a family. Women have chosen to live their lives on their own terms, whatever that may mean for each of them. In every country society has created some sort of norm and expectation for women to live up to that is unreasonable; it’s up to the people to change that. Society has come a long way from Colonial America and its still progressing.
Works Cited
"History of American Women." Colonial Women's Rights Movement. N.p., 9 Dec. 2007. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
“Pearson Education." Pearson Education. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Web. 06 Apr. 2016.
Mclean, Maggie. "History of American Women." Cherokee Women's Rights. Blogspot.com, 12 Dec. 2008. Web. 06 Apr. 2016.
“Scott, Anne Firor and Suzanne Lebsock. Virginia Women: The First Two Hundred Years: The Colonial Williamsburg Official History and Citizenship Site. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2016. Web. 06 Apr. 2016
"The Puritan Daily Life: Research Topic Ideas on Life as a Puritan in the Colonies." Bright Hub Education. IVillage, 2012. Web. 04 Apr.