American Women In The 19th Century
Women in the 19th Century
Individual rights is a vital part of society. In modern times there are unalienable rights given to a United States citizen that cannot be interfered with regardless of class, gender or race. However a century ago that was not the case since gender and race determined what rights a person was entitled to. The form of government set up in the past allowed white men to have an advantage and hold privilege over others. In this government women had no rights to exercise and dealt with oppression at the hands of men.
Women as a whole in the 19th century faced a similar situation when put in terms of rights. Having status other than a white land holding male meant that living would be a challenge in every aspect. Limitations were put in place for women as stated in the excerpt …show more content…
They did not hold a position of power in that time and a few centuries earlier they were considered witches in the case of the Salem Witch Trials. For centuries there has been a double standard that has caused a separation between the value of a woman and a man as stated “He has created a false public sentiment by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women, by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated, but deemed of little account in man” (Seneca Falls Declaration, 1848). Women just did not have the power and influence in society to revolt against men. There is no doubt that they tried but some women seemed complacent to be a stay at home with no real skill. During this time period women had a lack of respect for themselves in society since they lacked the proper knowledge on how to become something more than just a homemaker as stated “He has endeavored in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life” (Seneca Falls Declaration,
Individual rights is a vital part of society. In modern times there are unalienable rights given to a United States citizen that cannot be interfered with regardless of class, gender or race. However a century ago that was not the case since gender and race determined what rights a person was entitled to. The form of government set up in the past allowed white men to have an advantage and hold privilege over others. In this government women had no rights to exercise and dealt with oppression at the hands of men.
Women as a whole in the 19th century faced a similar situation when put in terms of rights. Having status other than a white land holding male meant that living would be a challenge in every aspect. Limitations were put in place for women as stated in the excerpt …show more content…
They did not hold a position of power in that time and a few centuries earlier they were considered witches in the case of the Salem Witch Trials. For centuries there has been a double standard that has caused a separation between the value of a woman and a man as stated “He has created a false public sentiment by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women, by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated, but deemed of little account in man” (Seneca Falls Declaration, 1848). Women just did not have the power and influence in society to revolt against men. There is no doubt that they tried but some women seemed complacent to be a stay at home with no real skill. During this time period women had a lack of respect for themselves in society since they lacked the proper knowledge on how to become something more than just a homemaker as stated “He has endeavored in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life” (Seneca Falls Declaration,