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    during the early to mid-1800s in which numerous citizens of the United States pushed for reform of various conditions. One specific group that was a driving force for the reconstruction of society included brave and determined women. At the time‚ women were not viewed or treated as the equal counterpart to men. Oppressed and discontented by the treatment of men‚ the women decided that they needed to defend themselves and improve the inequality and wrongdoings in society. The women during this

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    Men vs. Women “Roles of men and women now vs back then.” How things used to be. Things have changed so much from the 1800’s to the times we are living in now. When you ask someone about this time period they will immediately tell you home much thing have changed especially between women. Nowadays we see women doing things that would be seen as bad‚ or as weakness from men. Before women were to marry young with a man that can support her and their family to come‚ be stay at home moms‚ and one of

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    America was an innovative time in American history. Sparked by first the growth of the planters which then led to manufacturing and factories‚ all this new growth lead to strains and changes in relationships in both the work place and in the home as women strived to become more independent. In the early days‚ factory girls were not popular‚

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    since the beginning women have been a vital asset to the world. God made women‚ because no other creature was suitable or capable of the great works God had planned for women. Women are not perfect‚ but neither are men and we see this exhibited in the fall of man. No matter what‚ women are the back bone of society. With the work they do that’s unseen‚ as mothers‚ teachers‚ and caregivers. God put an incredible design and purpose for them. God created men to be leaders‚ and women to be helpers‚ but

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    ” that women shouldn’t participate in outside events just be a housewife. Women were more important to society as a mother and wives not as a political role. He made it very clear that women weren’t to know and learn the same things that men did. Unlike others who believed that the tradition walls of no involvement by women needed to be torn down. The Enlightenment writers made is so that women didn’t have any property and education but many people stepped in to stop the ideas against women. Like

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    rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." Today‚ there are many female leaders and role models. They have changed this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared to men. Women did not have the right

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    the early 1800’s‚ there was a series of occurrences that influenced women across the U.S. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a major turning point in the lives of women. There were many rights that woman were being deprived of during that 1800’s. Women were raped‚ abused‚ called names‚ sexually assaulted‚ and given poor education. They were underestimated in many different aspects and were thought to be incapable of making their own decisions. The ongoing attack and criticism against women was what

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    that began in the late 1800s was an attempt to bring reforms and address the problems in American life. These reforms focused on

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    Women in the late 1800’s were treated as second class citizens through the standards of equality‚ expectations‚ and usefulness. Freedom for women has been a long and tedious fight‚ but has had some success overtime. Women are still not treated as completely equal to men‚ but hopefully someday that will change. Women were treated as inferior to men and were not given the same equality that men were. Women did not have the right to vote. All men could vote at the time‚ even the different races.

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    Working class women during the 1800s-1900s most often had no choice but to work to help provide for their families. Female wage earners were mainly unmarried women‚ single mothers‚ or African American women. Often women’s wages were believed to be secondary to the earnings of the men in the household; even though women’s earnings were also vital to the family’s survival. “In 1890 three-quarter of white working women were unmarried.” (297) These women either worked in domestic service for richer families

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