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    As a women have you ever felt as if you have had less freedom? Fewer capabilities as men? That’s what most women felt in the 19th century and they felt that way because of how society treated them. The Yellow Wallpaper by‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman was about a woman in the 19th century who isn’t given her rights because of the society she lives in and because of her husband. This story lets us see into a mind of a woman who is dealing with a bad case of postpartum depression. She is going through

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    Women and Work in the 19th Century The 19th century was an era of change. The United State was moving away from agriculture and turning to manufacturing and commercial industries. This pivotal move would cause countless women to move from domestic life to the industrial world. Women were moving from the small safe world of family workshops or home-based businesses to larger scale sweatshops and factories. Before the changes women had limited career options. In fact the work of a wife was at the side

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    and economic participation for its citizens‚ but not for women. The status of women in the early 19th century was shaped by economic considerations‚ religious beliefs‚ and long-held notions of female inferiority. While poor‚ laboring women suffered the most‚ the characteristics of inequality were evident in all social classes. The Proper Role of Women in the Early Republic The early 19th century experienced a shift‚ at least for women in the urban centers of the Northeast‚ from the household economies

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    so long‚ however; especially when such Gothic fiction comes too close to reality. Gothic literature grew in popularity in the 18th century because people wanted an escape from their lives‚ and were able indulge their curiosity with tales of the‚ often horrific‚ supernatural‚ leading to further generations of inspired writers and scientists who learned to be skeptical of what seems obvious; Gothic literature fell out of popularity‚ however‚ due to a change in taste as its darkness and

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    19th Century Women Authors Some of the most influential women authors of all time lived in the 19th century. These women expressed their inner most thoughts and ideas through their writings. They helped to change society‚ perhaps without knowing it‚ through poetry‚ novels‚ and articles. Emily Dickinson‚ Harriet Jacobs‚ Kate Chopin‚ Louisa May Alcott‚ and Elizabeth Oakes Smith are the best-known controversial and expressive women authors of their time. On December 10‚ 1830 a poet was born

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    marriage or military service. During the 19th century it was a larger portion of the population; Women. During this time women and men were expected to fill different roles in society. Men were expected to be the bread winners‚ live public lives. Whether it be going to work or socializing in saloons/pubs/bars‚ while women were expected to live their lives home bound‚ taking care of the cooking‚ cleaning‚ and the rearing of children. Also Free time for women was not supposed to be spent socializing

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    caste system vs the three estates society divisions of france in 18th century 1. the society of estates was a part of the feudal system that dated back to the middle ages The First Estate was the Catholic clergy. The Second Estate was the Nobility The Third Estate was everyone else.However it was again divided into 3 groups Big buisnessmen ‚merchants ‚court officials‚lawyers ‚etc peasants and artisans

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    In the 19th century‚ the industrial revolution changed the United States and Western Europe. It led to power-driven machines in the textile industry. This came with the expansion of commercial farming areas to provide raw materials‚ increased wage labor and rapid urbanization. It also changed family life by decreasing family size because were involved in labor force. New England textile firms employed many people including children. Southern New England mills depended on single rural women who came

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    know began in New York in the early 19th century. "Reformation" was the goal of the founders of the system. During the colonial period and in the early years of the nation‚ long-term imprisonment was not a common form of punishment in prison. Instead‚ execution was the prescribed penalty for a wide range of offenses. People who committed less serious offenses faced public punishment such as pillorying‚ whipping and maiming. At the beginning of the 19th century‚ imprisonment had replaced public punishment

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    nude body as a source of inspiration and content since the beginning of the medium. As stated by Graham Clarke in his book The Photograph‚ “[m]uch of the photography of the body in the early twentieth century is an extension of nineteenth-century preoccupations and attitudes” (Clarke). The 19th century encompassed the Victorian Era‚ and although it was shortly after the camera was invented‚ according to the Museum of Sex: “Victorians took millions of photographs; an untold

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