Discrimination Of Women In The 1800's
Women in the 1800’s were very segregated from men compared to women today. Many of us don’t stop to think about all the hard work and bravery women put in for us to have the privileges we have in our modern society. The women in America During the late 1800s were treated unequally to men because they couldn’t vote, they had no job opportunities, and were controlled in marriage. Women were unable to vote; just men. Also, women weren’t allowed to choose laws. It’s unfair that men were the only ones that had the opportunity to vote because women couldn’t give their input on important society decision making. Seneca Falls held a convention for equal rights for women. This was started by Susan B. Anthony and Cady Stanton. These women worked on laws to pass equal voting rights. They also started two organizations, the NAWSA and the NWP. The Women’s Suffrage Movement gained strength after the 15th amendment. People said the reasoning for women not having the right to vote was because women were less intelligent.
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Women had few job opportunities and schooling.
Women could teach, but they could only teach arts. More than half of the primary and secondary schools were taught by female teachers in 1870. They were unable to be in math or sciences. Also, women teachers made less money than male teachers. Women could not have any other profession besides working in factories. Those women oversaw making home goods. In saying that, 95% of women had to stay home in the late 1800’s. The only reason they could work in factories is because other men didn’t want to be bossed around and wanted their own businesses. The education Amendment was against gender discrimination and enlarged women’s educational options. This gave women the access to a college education and women could then teach mathematics and
sciences. Marriage in the 1800s was a lifetime commitment for women. They were not allowed to divorce and if tried to do so they would’ve been punished by the law. Everything was controlled by men including all the woman’s inheritances, her rights, and her body. Women were treated like slaves of the man and they dictated every move a woman made. Women were housekeepers and were expected to do all the house work alone. I strongly agree with the suffrage movement. Women play a very important role in the society that we live in today! Us women should have a right to vote. We should not be segregated because of our gender. There are millions of VERY powerful women in the world who deserve to be a CEO of their own business or to follow their dreams whatever that might be. Men occasionally underestimate women and think that their only role in life is to stay at home with the children. Well that time has changed. Women in our current society would be nowhere if it weren’t for the strong, independent, and brave women in the 1800’s.
As you have read, women in the 1800s were very segregated from men compared to women today. Many of us don’t stop to think about all the hard work and bravery women put in for us to have the privileges we have in our modern society. The women in America During the late 1800s were treated unequally to men because they couldn’t vote, they had no job opportunities, and were controlled in marriage.
Women had few job opportunities and schooling.
Women could teach, but they could only teach arts. More than half of the primary and secondary schools were taught by female teachers in 1870. They were unable to be in math or sciences. Also, women teachers made less money than male teachers. Women could not have any other profession besides working in factories. Those women oversaw making home goods. In saying that, 95% of women had to stay home in the late 1800’s. The only reason they could work in factories is because other men didn’t want to be bossed around and wanted their own businesses. The education Amendment was against gender discrimination and enlarged women’s educational options. This gave women the access to a college education and women could then teach mathematics and
sciences. Marriage in the 1800s was a lifetime commitment for women. They were not allowed to divorce and if tried to do so they would’ve been punished by the law. Everything was controlled by men including all the woman’s inheritances, her rights, and her body. Women were treated like slaves of the man and they dictated every move a woman made. Women were housekeepers and were expected to do all the house work alone. I strongly agree with the suffrage movement. Women play a very important role in the society that we live in today! Us women should have a right to vote. We should not be segregated because of our gender. There are millions of VERY powerful women in the world who deserve to be a CEO of their own business or to follow their dreams whatever that might be. Men occasionally underestimate women and think that their only role in life is to stay at home with the children. Well that time has changed. Women in our current society would be nowhere if it weren’t for the strong, independent, and brave women in the 1800’s.
As you have read, women in the 1800s were very segregated from men compared to women today. Many of us don’t stop to think about all the hard work and bravery women put in for us to have the privileges we have in our modern society. The women in America During the late 1800s were treated unequally to men because they couldn’t vote, they had no job opportunities, and were controlled in marriage.