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    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 your response. The

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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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    The Effects of Slavery on Linda Brent and her Family The story “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” expresses the horrible events that took place in Linda’s journey to freedom. Even though she may have wanted to keep her painful story secretive‚ she believed that making it public could possibly help the movement of antislavery. Linda describes the effects of slavery that not only affected herself but also her family. The stories she illustrated showed the demeaning power over slavery‚ the

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    dangerous individuals whose hyper sexuality conflicted with symbols of white domesticity. The apparatuses of the state constructed black female crime within this framework‚ by using sentences that stretched longer than others‚ using whiteness as a degree of crime‚ and to set examples to other women. The state enacted these punishments because they feared that black women became a growing danger and nuisance to white domesticity. Race‚ gender‚ and sexuality impacted African American women within the criminal

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    Another attraction is that you will be able to feed the giraffe or the lorikeets; also you can touch the stingrays. There is also the children’s zoo barnyard when kids can connect with barnyard animals by toughing and feeding them. The collection includes guinea hogs‚ donkeys‚ and dwarf goat’s animals that are

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    written in both the active voice and the passive voice‚ with the active voice sentence appearing first: Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active) At dinner‚ six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive) Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active) The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive) Sue changed the flat tire. (active) The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive) We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active) A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive) I ran the

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    Tyler Miler APUSH 1/15/13 From the 1815-1860‚ two events changed the role of woman in society forever. From a social‚ political and cultural standpoints The antebellum market revolution and the second great awakening both played key roles in changing the woman’s role in the family‚ workplace and society. The antebellum market revolution was a key event in changing woman’s roles. Before the revolution blacks and women were not accompanied to the same rights as a white male‚ But white and white

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    Fairy tales are a way for literature to uphold the patriarchal conventions of society. These “harmless” stories are presented to children at a young age‚ which then establish the normality of the domination of men in their minds. Social conventions are instituted to children through fairy tale characters that they can relate to in order to embed the “proper” gender behaviors in their brains. “American literature is male. To read the canon of what is currently considered classic American literature

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    the practicality of their actions. The importance of domesticity incited a great debate over the issue of female education. For the most part‚ it was decided that females should receive some education‚ but many disagreed about the subjects to be included. Many believed a "finished" education took away from the practical knowledge required for housewives. Men feared that an emphasis on academics would take away from her domesticity and the home life would suffer. Many believed that the natural

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    and people who had a major effect on the period. When talking about the first wave of feminism she says “Victorian America saw women acting in very "un-ladylike" ways (public speaking‚ demonstrating‚ stints in jail)‚ which challenged the "cult of domesticity."” The “cult of

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