Women's Rights In The 1800s
Women’s Rights
Throughout history change has occurred throughout the United States. . Change occurred for men, citizens with disabilities, and even blacks. White men were considered superior to women and African Americans.In the 19th century women were not equal to men in the United States. If anything women were not seen as individuals like slaves, they were seen as nothing more than property. Women were excluded with no given opportunities to change their circumstances until 1818. Courageous Individuals began to speak out against their situation. Women were fighting to abolish slavery but who was fighting for their rights? Blacks were given rights such as the right to vote before women. Women were tired of being under surveillance …show more content…
Women were not allowed to own property. Therefore, they could not vote. Most women were denied education.Once married women were “compelled to promise obedience to her husband”.As her husband, he would also be her master. In which “the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty” and independency . If women was married, in the eyes of law these “women were considered civilly dead”. Men had every right to control the income of women. Men were allowed to treat their wives as pleased even in an abusive manner. Divorces usually sided with the patriarch of the family. The patriarch of the household determined the rules of separation. They controlled to whom the guardianship of the children will be. After the divorce was finalized, the woman would be deprived of all rights as a married woman. Either married or divorced, women were taxed to a government that see them as nothing but property. Women were taxed “to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable”. Men have attempted in any and every form “to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect”. Women were expected to depend on males such as their father or husband to provide for their household. The best way to describe a woman was an old adage, woman should know her place in
Throughout history change has occurred throughout the United States. . Change occurred for men, citizens with disabilities, and even blacks. White men were considered superior to women and African Americans.In the 19th century women were not equal to men in the United States. If anything women were not seen as individuals like slaves, they were seen as nothing more than property. Women were excluded with no given opportunities to change their circumstances until 1818. Courageous Individuals began to speak out against their situation. Women were fighting to abolish slavery but who was fighting for their rights? Blacks were given rights such as the right to vote before women. Women were tired of being under surveillance …show more content…
Women were not allowed to own property. Therefore, they could not vote. Most women were denied education.Once married women were “compelled to promise obedience to her husband”.As her husband, he would also be her master. In which “the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty” and independency . If women was married, in the eyes of law these “women were considered civilly dead”. Men had every right to control the income of women. Men were allowed to treat their wives as pleased even in an abusive manner. Divorces usually sided with the patriarch of the family. The patriarch of the household determined the rules of separation. They controlled to whom the guardianship of the children will be. After the divorce was finalized, the woman would be deprived of all rights as a married woman. Either married or divorced, women were taxed to a government that see them as nothing but property. Women were taxed “to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable”. Men have attempted in any and every form “to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect”. Women were expected to depend on males such as their father or husband to provide for their household. The best way to describe a woman was an old adage, woman should know her place in