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    Chappel.‚ 1931 - 1932." Record Group 148: Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch‚ National Archives Still Picture Records LICON‚ Special Media Archives Services Division‚ NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-148-GW-923. Tertiary Source 5. “Republican Motherhood” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Motherhood‚ Wikipedia‚ web‚ last edited on 26 October 2011

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    “which reduces women to domestic slavery”. It is interesting that the wallpaper is a part of the house‚ a symbol of domesticity for women at the time. Women were limited to their ‘private sphere’‚ their homes. Gilman makes the wallpaper ugly and repulsive‚ “the strangest yellow‚ that wallpaper! . . . like old foul‚ bad things”‚ thus subverting the ideas behind Cult of Domesticity and revealing it as the destructive ideology that it is. The woman “trapped” in the wallpaper symbolises women trapped

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    Shelby‚ and Mrs.St Clare. Each of these women are very powerful‚ whether they are changing their own lives or the lives of those around them. Instead of encouraging the belief that women are meek and submissive homemakers‚ as seen in the “Cult of Domesticity” in the early 1800’s‚ Stowe created female characters that had a profound influence on the men around them. Throughout Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ the women undermine what was thought of as their traditional role and use their powers of influence to

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    2005 DBQ The driving forces of the American Revolution‚ Freedom and Equality‚ resulted in changes in the developing nation. Social changes included the push for racial and gender equality. Political shifts were exemplified by the formation of political parties‚ freedom of religion‚ and the boundaries of slavery. Economic transformations included the change from an agricultural society to one of manufacturing. Realizing that social‚ economic‚ and political changes was the way of the future‚ Americans

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    assumed that the patriarchy of the late nineteenth century was the cause for the insanity of the narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper. Carol Ruth Berkin‚ one of the writers of the “Critical Essays on Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚” points out that marriage and motherhood were Gilman’s problems and her frustration to

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    Physical activity In the early part of the nineteenth century‚ it was believed that physical activity was dangerous and inappropriate for girls. Girls were taught to reserve their delicate health for the express purpose of birthing healthy children. Furthermore‚ the physiological difference between the sexes helped to reinforce the societal inequality. An anonymous female writer was able to contend that women were not intended to fill male roles‚ because "women are‚ as a rule‚ physically smaller

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    Abraham Lincoln was the first President of the United States with a beard and it was all caused by a little girl who advised him to grow “his whiskers” if he wanted to gain more followers. However‚ this did not change the fact that some beard styles remained linked to specific social groups .In Europe‚ Louis Napoleon popularized beards after his escape from prison and his coup. His particular style‚ the “imperial”‚ was widely imitated in France‚ especially after he proclaimed himself Emperor and

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    C is for Ceramics Betcha didn’t know that! Joshua Bilchik Brookline High School 7 June 2013 Ceramics—with its brilliant colours‚ innovative designs‚ and varied forms is among the most enduring and fascinating of the decorative arts. Artistic expression has been hugely prevalent in society since the early man drew paintings on a cave wall. It is ever-present in the world‚ and its magical lure has impacted societies forever. Nothing ever begins a perfect form‚ and just as ceramics has evolved

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    rightsDemocratic prospects in the president election of 1952 were blighted by the military deadlock in Korea‚ Truman’s clash with MacArthur‚ war-bred inflation‚ and whiffs of scandalDemocrats nominated Adlai E. Stevenson (governor of Illinois) while the Republicans enthusiastically chose General Dwight D. Eisenhower (and paired him with Richard Nixon)Eisenhower was already the most popular American of his time (television politics‚ credentials)Eisenhower left the rough campaigning to Nixon‚ but reports surfaced

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    women as weaker and subordinate to men‚ because the women do not financially provide for the family it automatically gives the men power over the household. Claire’s identity is made up of these types of characteristics such as motherhood‚ family orientation and domesticity. We also see instances where the gender stereotype actually switched sides. For instance‚ in the episode “Phil’s New Car‚” Phil’s task for the day is find and purchase a new vehicle for the family per Claire’s instructions. Even

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