Women in the 1800's Dbq
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Women in the late 1700s had practically no rights. In 18th century America, the men represented the family. Women couldn’t do practically anything without consulting their fathers, or if they were married, their husbands. Then, in the early 19th century, Republican Motherhood began to take a stronger place in American society. Republican Motherhood reinforced the idea that women, in their domestic sphere, were much separate from the public world of men, but also encouraged the education of women and heightened the importance and dignity of their traditional domestic role which had been missing from the previous image of women’s work. Republican Motherhood also gave women the role of promoting republicanism values. Women were to raise children to be strong patriots, self-sacrificing, and to always think of the greater good for the country. Christian ministers promoted the ideals of Republican Motherhood, deeming it an appropriate path for women as opposed to the more radical and public role promoted by such abolitionists as Mary Wollstonecraft and her contemporaries. Modesty and purity were naturally in women’s essence, giving them a singular ability to promote Christian values in their children. By the early 19th century towns and cities were providing new opportunities for girls and women and the education of women was seen as more important than before. Although women’s rights were greatly improved, women still did not obtain the right to vote, nor did they seem any closer to getting it. The Market Revolution led to factories and new inventions, like the typewriter, and women began to start working and providing for themselves. Although these were new job opportunities for women, many of the jobs were dangerous and the work places unsanitary. The impact of various ideas brought women to the western frontier during the era of Manifest Destiny. Many women went to the western front to find fortune and a new start. Women’s domestic skills
Women in the late 1700s had practically no rights. In 18th century America, the men represented the family. Women couldn’t do practically anything without consulting their fathers, or if they were married, their husbands. Then, in the early 19th century, Republican Motherhood began to take a stronger place in American society. Republican Motherhood reinforced the idea that women, in their domestic sphere, were much separate from the public world of men, but also encouraged the education of women and heightened the importance and dignity of their traditional domestic role which had been missing from the previous image of women’s work. Republican Motherhood also gave women the role of promoting republicanism values. Women were to raise children to be strong patriots, self-sacrificing, and to always think of the greater good for the country. Christian ministers promoted the ideals of Republican Motherhood, deeming it an appropriate path for women as opposed to the more radical and public role promoted by such abolitionists as Mary Wollstonecraft and her contemporaries. Modesty and purity were naturally in women’s essence, giving them a singular ability to promote Christian values in their children. By the early 19th century towns and cities were providing new opportunities for girls and women and the education of women was seen as more important than before. Although women’s rights were greatly improved, women still did not obtain the right to vote, nor did they seem any closer to getting it. The Market Revolution led to factories and new inventions, like the typewriter, and women began to start working and providing for themselves. Although these were new job opportunities for women, many of the jobs were dangerous and the work places unsanitary. The impact of various ideas brought women to the western frontier during the era of Manifest Destiny. Many women went to the western front to find fortune and a new start. Women’s domestic skills