This paper will outline the role of women in society during the Victorian Era and present some real life examples from the Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey of 19th century women following their roles and at times having the those roles challenged by the difficulty of the trail. 19th-Century Women Women in the nineteenth century‚ for the most part‚ had to follow the common role presented to them by society. This role can be summed up by what historians call the "cult of domesticity". The McGuffey
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In the 19th century the American government went through a dramatic revolution in democracy that profoundly changed the way of life for many ordinary citizens. The average American now had a voice and could impact his community and the country. Though Americans were free to vote‚ only those with all of the correct qualifications were allowed to vote. The structure of democracy was democratic in principle‚ but not in application. Despite their claim of equality‚ the founding fathers left us with
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The 19th century guano/nitrates trade illustrates the emergence of a global metabolic rift‚ as guano and nitrates were relocated from Peru and Chile to enrich the soils of Britain and other imperial countries. This global metabolic rift created the decline of soil fertility in Britain and importation of Chinese “Cooley” labor to Peru‚ (Foster 359-361)‚ through a law that was coercing‚ deceiving and even kidnapping Chinese for the slave trade. They were in such inhumane labor conditions that most
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stay out of the old world. But this seemingly complete disregard for world politics did not mean that the United States had no territorial ambitions of its own. On the contrary‚ for the latter half of the 19th century‚ the U.S. continued to expand. With the Louisiana
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In the late 19th century Russia was in a industrial standstill and its zeitgeist completely skewed compared to the evolution of the rest of the western world. This was mainly due to Russia being so big as well as having a much larger population than the rest of europe and having no government to match the sheer size of the masses. During the end of the 19th century into the 20th‚ the population of Russia was the fastest growing western nation‚ other than the U.S.‚ with their population more than
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Photographers in the 1970s and 1980s continued to grapple with the invasion of modernity affecting the land and everyday life. With progress‚ photographers’ paid homage to the romanticism of photography of the 19th century‚ yet showed the tensions that intersect between humanity and the natural environment. Photographers responded by using their camera to revel in the magnificence and power of machines‚ other photographers captured the inherent beauty and form found in nature and places not yet affected
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Medicine in the 19th Century Slaves were seen as inferior‚ so medical treatment for them was not the best. Illness on slaves was not taken seriously. Doctors often made up mental diseases for slaves who ran away and for those who ate dirt‚ physicians and owners turned to threats‚ punishment and more to stop them. (“Plantation Medicine and Health Care in the Old South”). Slaves would also disagree with their owners and doctors since they had different beliefs about illnesses. Because of this‚ they
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There was a great deal of Imperialism in the 19th century‚ led by mostly westerners from Europe. Imperialism is the act in which one nation extends its rule over another. Imperialism had a substantial effect on the 19th century throughout the entire world by bringing upon changes to many different countries‚ for better and for worse‚ especially to Africa. Prior to the nineteenth century‚ westerners did interfere with many of the affairs of nations outside of their boarders‚ so signs of imperialism
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The 19th century‚ the beginning of industrialization among the western part of the world‚ and mainly branching out among North America. With the system on industrialization‚ man labor is the dominant source to producing and manufacturing‚ rather than machines like how it is today. In America‚ being a newly established independent nation‚ industrialization would turn America into a replica of England‚ with large factories‚ where working conditions are terrible‚ wages are low‚ rules were strict‚ and
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compositions and characteristics of Gypsum it had a practical use. In ancient Egyptian times the Alabaster form of gypsum was used to help build pyramids. Fast forward a few centuries to the 18th century‚ the chemical properties were defined‚ by a chemist named Lavoisier. As the world began exploring during the 18th century‚ large deposits of gypsum were found near Paris‚ France. The French began to use gypsum as building materials as well as decorative material by dehydrating gypsum. Dehydrating
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