J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J Discuss the changing ideals of American womanhood between the American Revolution (1770’s) and the outbreak of the Civil War. What factors fostered the emergence of “republican motherhood” and the “cult of domesticity”? Assess the extent to which these ideals influenced the lives of women during this period. In your answer be sure to consider issues of race and class. Use the documents and your knowledge of the time period in constructing
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so is the idea of Republican Motherhood. Women were supposed to be patriotic and raise their children to be good American citizens‚ in order to make America a great country. When you get into the early industrial era‚ men are now working outside the home‚ instead of in the home or farm‚ and therefore‚ there was the creation of what was called separate spheres. The women’s sphere was the house‚ and women were given new ideals to shoot for. What developed became known as the Cult of True Womanhood
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Through the occurrences of the American Revolution and the Civil War‚ men and women’s class roles in the home and in the industry were established. During the time frame of 1790 to 1860‚ gender distinctions came into play‚ and different roles and priorities were enforced. Women’s roles especially began to change after the American Revolution. During the first half of the nineteenth century‚ women’s roles in society evolved in the areas of occupational‚ moral‚ and social reform. Through efforts such
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very strict limits to women’s social advancement. For instance‚ the cult of domesticity is still widely spread and prevails within America’s society (McKethan Lucinda). This cult of domesticity or “cult of true womanhood” restrained the sphere of influence to home and family and even after the Revolution the “husband retained a proprietary claim to his wife’s domestic work” (…) even for the middle class‚ the cult of domesticity concealed the fact the fact that home was‚ in fact a place of labor”
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Separate Spheres or “Cult of Domesticity”‚ was the idea that women and men were polar opposites by biological factors in 19th century America. Women were expected to stay at home and perform housework such as cooking‚ cleaning‚ maintaining the fire and caring for the children. Men were the financial providers of the family‚ outside of the home doing “dirty” work in factories or other means of employment. The Great Depression was the economic stock market crash beginning in 1929 that affects all classes
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improvements were without a doubt vital despite the fact that a part of the populace was shunned for these blooming new rights. Women were oppressed by the ideals of “ republican motherhood” and the “ cult of domesticity.” The “cult of domesticity” developed to relegate women to their specific sphere of influence‚ in the home. Republican Motherhood was the idea that women were to pass down the country’s qualities to the adolescent while the clique of family life was developed to consign women to their particular
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From 1790-1850‚ women’s economic‚ political‚ and social roles made significant advancement and women held an important role in political reform‚ but for the most part women’s role remained idly restricted to the home. The changing role of women led to many contextual changes with long-term ramifications. During this time period‚ women began to have a larger economic role in the work force‚ but the traditional role of women in the home kept most as housewives. Women began to work outside of the home
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how did it change throughout the years if they were expected to be goodwives? In a world of patriarchy‚ how did women find other roles besides domesticity? Women started with barely any rights in the colonial America but as decades went by‚ more and more women had the courage to impact the nation in their own way. Although domesticity and republican motherhood were the only roles of women in America‚ some women‚ like Marry Wollstonecraft‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Catherine Beecher‚ Dorothea Dix‚ and
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1997 – To what extent did economic and political developments as well as assumptions about the nature of women affect the position of American women during the period 1890-1925? 1998 – With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison? ***1801-1817
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Revolution (1770’s) and the outbreak of the Civil War. What factors fostered the emergence of "republican motherhood" and the "cult of domesticity"? Assess the extent to which these ideals influenced the lives of women during this period. In your answer be sure to consider issues of race and class. (2006) 8. With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism
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