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    In the 17th century rich women would normally be taught at home by a tutor‚ they were taught subjects like Latin‚ French‚ Needlework‚ and how to converse‚ and they were also taught how to look pretty and to play instruments like the piano. <br> <br>When they were older there parents would decide who they were going to marry and the family of the women would pay a dowry to the parents of the husband. They only got married to get more popular and look more important‚ if the wives husband thought the

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    in the late 19th century and then heightening during World War II. During this time‚ women entered the workforce in order to compensate for the loss of working class men‚ who were drafted overseas in staggering amounts. It was at that moment in history a tremendous change in the roles of women occurred‚ that is until men returned home from the war and once again expected women to re-mold to their domestic duties. However‚ revolutionary leaders in women’s rights continued to empower women even though

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    Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many

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    12 12 / 01/ 13 In the nineteenth century‚ in America‚ the role women would play in our society began to change dramatically. This was the beginning of a whole new world for women‚ and America in general. Women began to realize that there were opportunities for them outside of the home‚ and that they could have a place in the world as well as men. It was a time when the feministic view was being born and traditional views of women were changing. First‚ women would play a part in working to help

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    Equality The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries hosted uproar among the women of America who sought equal representation and rights from the U.S. government. Among the female activists‚ authors‚ such as Willa Cather and Louisa May Alcott‚ began to commence about women’s suffrage through their writing. A multitude of other women‚ such as Anne Sullivan‚ began to feel empowered to become independent and strong females‚ just as able and equal as men. Women faced an immense amount of difficulty during

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    Purpose Statement: This paper will outline the role of women in society during the Victorian Era and present some real life examples from the Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey of 19th century women following their roles and at times having the those roles challenged by the difficulty of the trail. 19th-Century Women Women in the nineteenth century‚ for the most part‚ had to follow the common role presented to them by society. This role can be summed up by what historians call the "cult

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    Through the ingenious works of poetry the role of nature has imprinted the 18th and 19th century with a mark of significance. The common terminology ‘nature’ has been reflected by our greatest poets in different meanings and understanding; Alexander Pope believed in reason and moderation‚ whereas Blake and Wordsworth embraced passion and imagination. The 18th century was known as the Age of Reason‚ where the focus was on the search for truth and clarity in the world of disorder through reason. Alexander

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    This paper will deal with the attitudes of the early nineteenth century toward women and their roles. The paper will examine these attitudes by utilizing primary sources such as newspapers and advice and housekeeping books and by comparing them to books written today on the topic of nineteenth century women. Many examples taken from period newspapers represent the opinion of historian Barbara Welter that attitudes of women were based on their possession of certain well?defined virtues. This paper

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    The industrial revolution is an example of laissez faire capitalism at work‚ and it is also and example of how it failed the underprivileged horribly. In order to improve the stability of the society during the industrial revolution‚ the government should have stepped in and provided the people with greater opportunities and the ability to be equal with each other. The 18th and 19th century government being uninvolved with the economy increased the inequality of the classes and the people within

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    The Life of 18th Century Women ________________________________________ During the eighteenth century‚ married women’s lives revolved to a large extent around managing the household‚ a role which in many cases included partnership in running farms or home businesses. The defiance of English rule and the onset of the war disrupted the usual patterns of life in many ways including impacting how women responded to events surrounding them. While the essential role of most women continued to be managing

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