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    of unions. cotton gin (1793) Eli Whitney’s invention that sped up the process of harvesting cotton. The gin made cotton cultivation more profitable‚ revitalizing the Southern economy and increasing the importance of slavery in the South. cult of domesticity Pervasive nineteenth century cultural creed that venerated the domestic role of women. It gave married women greater authority to shape home life but limited opportunities outside the domestic sphere. ecological imperialism Historians’ term

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    These three women’s rights activists did not agree with the “Cult of Domesticity” in the 19th century‚ which basically said that women belonged at home where they could appease their husband and family. Angelina Grimké and her sister Sarah Grimké arranged public meetings to discuss the issue of women’s rights. Sarah Grimké

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    wives of those men then had to raise their children all by themselves. Another view among women of this time was that women were expected to work in the house due to the fact that the entire family no longer needed work to support itself. The “cult of domesticity” is another name for these ideas of the way women should live. Another major factor that altered how women were seen throughout this time was women were fighting for their own rights

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    Women’s disenfranchised role in American society drastically changed with the advent of the women’s suffrage movement in the nineteenth century. Popular beliefs in the 1800s were “cult of domesticity” and “republican motherhood.” Both exemplified and corroborated the traditional‚ domestic role of women. The first challenger for women’s rights was Abigail Adams‚ who in 1776 wrote a letter to husband John Adams and boldly requested to “Remember the Ladies” and fight for better treatment of women. Furthermore

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    Time and time again‚ people have turned to religion for answers during times of great change‚ such as the burgeoning industrialization of antebellum America in the 1800’s. The Second Great Awakening swept through America as a reaction against the spread of rationalism and the weakening clutch of churches over their followers. With its touch‚ America grew invigorated over religious beliefs such as equality and temperance. Reform movements sprung and spread like wildfire‚ affecting nearly every apspect

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    DBQ Reform movements relating to temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights ‚ etc. were put into operation during the time period of 1825-1850. The instability of America caused democratic leaders to change America and transform it to accommodate democratic ideals. Numerous utopian societies such as brook farm‚ the shakers‚ and the Oneida community accepted the fact that men and women were able to live equally and peacefully. Unfortunately‚ these utopian societies eventually failed to

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    Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the US underwent a series of social and political reforms which attempted to democratize American life. Reform movements during this period of Jacksonian Democracy attempted to dissolve disunity in the social ladder and pushed for equal rights among all citizens. Stemming from the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century‚ many of these reforms were backed by religious ideals over democratic principles. At the forefront of the cause‚ however‚ was the hope

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    movements? Demon Rum--The "Old Deluder" Know: American Temperance Society‚ Neil S. Dow‚ Maine Law of 1851 49. Assess the successfulness of the temperance reformers. Women in Revolt Know: Spinsters‚ Alexis de Tocqueville‚ Cult of Domesticity‚ Catherine Beecher‚ Lucretia Mott‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Elizabeth Blackwell‚ Margaret Fuller‚ Sarah and Angelina Grimke‚ Amelia Bloomer‚ Seneca Falls‚ Declaration of Sentiments 50. Describe the status of women in the first

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    Slaves never gave up their hope for freedom or their will to resist total white control over them. They succeeded in creating a semi-independent culture centered on the family and church‚ which enabled them to survive the experience of bondage without abandoning their self-esteem and to pass on to other generations values that conflicted with those of their masters. Slave culture drew on the heritage of Africa. African influence appeared in dance and music‚ forms of religious worship‚ and slave medicine

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    edu/10.1257/aer.103.3.257 KRISTEN‚ H. (2010‚ June 18). The pill turns 50; A look at how a contraceptive has changed women’s lives. Post and Courier‚ The (Charleston‚ SC). MacKethan‚ L. (n.d.). The Cult of Domesticity. America in Class. Retrieved from http://americainclass.org/the-cult-of-domesticity/ Mclean‚ A. (2010). Counterproductive. (50 YEARS AGO) (approval of the first oral contraceptive‚ Enovid) (Brief article). Smithsonian‚ (2). 28. Miller‚ B. (2007). Paving the way for madam president

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