Women In Latin America

The roles of women in Latin America and Western Europe from 1750-1914 were alike in the neither having many rights, but differed in their mindset of the matter and drive to change it. Women in Latin America during this time period were content to remain at home. They saw their duties as being a wife and a mother above all else. These women could not vote. They could not gain a position in business or politics. However, they did have the right to participate in political discussions. The lack of freedom these women had did not drive them to fight for equality. The view on their roles in the society was fueled by their heavily Catholic background. Because of the way Catholicism viewed their women, they did little to make any advances toward suffrage or any other rights. In Western Europe, women worked hard to make changes to their subservient roles. They had very few rights. They were able to participate in political discussions and could work in small business if alongside her husband and only if she was of lower class. They could not vote, divorce or work in political office. When the “Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen” was written, the women fired back with
They could not vote, or attain any position of important standing. They differed in the sense of their drive to change things in regards to their being viewed as subservient. While Europe fought for their rights, Latin America accepted their main duties to be in the household. They stayed home, worked hard and raised families. Europe wanted how their own voice in their government as well as equal rights to those of men and therefore their made attempts to gain said rights. Because of their drive and ambition, these women did began to get what they were fighting for, whereas those in Latin America did not gain the right to vote and so on until