demographics‚ particularly women. This had created an entirely new ideal for women to follow called the Cult of Domesticity‚ in which they would be bound to domestic life styles and stay out of politics or business. Soon‚ however‚ this sprout of Revivalism had overgrown throughout
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expectations for women and their supposed roles. One of her most shocking actions was her denial of her role as a mother and wife. Kate Chopin displays this rejection gradually‚ but the concept of motherhood is major theme throughout the novel. Edna is fighting against the societal and natural structures of motherhood that force her to be defined by her title as wife of Leonce Pontellier and mother of Raoul and Etienne Pontellier‚ instead of being her own‚ self-defined individual. Through Chopin’s focus
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Outline 12.1 pp 329-341 I. The Rise of Evangelicalism i. Separation of Church and State ii. Revivalism – extending religious values and building up church membership iii. Great Awakening – shows the wonders evangelicalism can accomplish iv. Spiritual renewals v. Jacksonian politicians and evangelists assumed that individuals were capable of self-direction and self-improvement. 1. Jacksonians idealized common folk‚ saw no danger to
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but to question the place of women in the mist of all that heterogeneousness of sex and role. Queen Victoria-the manikin everyone wanted to resemble- was without any doubt the center of gravity that Victorian women revolved about. Domesticity‚ morality‚ motherhood and piousness drew the painting of the queen’s personality. Henceforth‚ Victorian women were piously patient‚ respectably devoted‚ virtuously moral and above all; angels in their households‚ a perfectly molded mix of submissiveness
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U.S. History 11/05/2013 Jackson Question #1: Nullification Crisis Question #2: Jacksonian Democracy Indian Removal Westward Migration Black Hawk War- Alabama and Mississippi - Abraham Lincoln - Preventing white settlers from moving in on Indian land Assimilation- Sue in court Cherokee Tribe - Romanized their language to make it their language using our alphabet - Literate - Gold rush- 1820s Worcester vs. Georgia - “Cherokee are a nation‚ they aren’t just people
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of the varying lives of women based on social status and structure. Women of wealth‚ common white women and enslaved women conducted their lives as an adaptation to domestic sphere and social sphere which influenced their roles. While the cult of domesticity remained intact‚ the role of southern women differed drastically among social classes. From organizing and hosting large gatherings to long hours laboring in the fields‚ the typical antebellum woman’s domestic sphere was directly affected by
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE?” In the thirty year span between 1830 and 1860‚ the Second Great Awakening did much to change the modern American mind by sparking the abolitionist movement‚ empowering women (in their domestic sphere) and forming the cult of domesticity‚ partially fixing the corrupt government through the temperance movement‚ and in the creation of many utopian societies by radical religious populations. Puritanism was kicked to the side when Evangelicalism took root. This religious renaissance
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norms. The focal character‚ Meridian Hill‚ becomes an empowered black woman only after she decides to leave behind domesticity; by employing literary devices such as point of view‚ symbolism‚ and juxtaposition‚ Walker depicts Meridian’s transition from housewife to outspoken black woman. Such a transition manages
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to overcome prejudice because they were not used to this kind of activity. Women also had work as a clerical worker during the Civil War. Nursing and clerical work were the first avenues for middle-class women as an alternative to marriage and motherhood. These professions also provide an income and opportunities to widowed women. However‚ these professions had a disadvantage of low prestige and low pay. Voluntary Organizations was an acceptable form of activity for white middle-class women. Thousands
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2011 DBQ: (Form A) 1. Analyze the international and domestic challenges the United States faced between 1968 and 1974‚ and evaluate how President Richard Nixon’s administration responded to them. (Form B) 1. Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840‚ and analyze forces and events that led to these changes. 2010 DBQ: (Form A) 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political
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