During the 1700s and early 1800s, women were seen as equals on the domestic front. The first Industrial Revolution changed the position of women from being farmers to domesticated housewives. Their new goals focused on keeping a balanced household and teaching children morals and values in order to grow up as responsible adults of character for the future of society. Towards the late 1800s, another shift took place that brought lots of social change and political reform, known as the Progressive Era. This shift led to women working in factories with long arduous hours. As the beginnings of World War I took place, women took over many roles that the men left behind in order to fight. More responsibility was expected from women, which led to
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Seeing as women were able to become avid members of this party and voice their opinions, it gave many women a higher rank in the status of defeating social stereotypes as well as gaining knowledge on a number of specialties (Doc A). This stride further promoted equality between both genders. Women were also extremely involved with the passage of the 18th amendment. Organizations such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union made significant strides on promoting the temperance and the prohibition of alcohol. After World War I, women began to voice their opinions even louder insisting on women suffrage. The members of the National American Women Suffrage Association in particular believed that they proved to the population that women could be more than adequate and self-sustaining during the war, intact they were flourishing and deserved the right to vote as equal and able citizens. In 1920, women received the vote from the 19th Amendment. The social politics and progresses of women from the 1890s to 1925 gave women significant strides that pushed them into higher positions of American society. Not only was this movement political, but it was also economic and …show more content…
From working in the farm fields, to staying at home, to working in the factories, women have had a flux of ‘social standards’ that society deems fit. Nonetheless, during this time period, women who supported organizations that promoted suffrage were seen as radicals. Some housewives were depicted as unsupportive and taking advantage of their husbands. A major stereotype of women casted them as being too delicate to work long hours, such as in the 1908 Muller v. Oregon case (Doc B) that diminished women’s physical ability to work, progress was continuous. This case proved extremely detrimental to the women who advocated for equal rights. Spirits were depleted, but that did not stop the overwhelming push for equality and fairness. just as human beings are ever-growing creatures, females are constantly evolving and becoming better versions of themselves (Doc C). Most stereotypes of women during this time period did not help them gain acceptance into newly defined social ranks, but many political and economic advancements
Seeing as women were able to become avid members of this party and voice their opinions, it gave many women a higher rank in the status of defeating social stereotypes as well as gaining knowledge on a number of specialties (Doc A). This stride further promoted equality between both genders. Women were also extremely involved with the passage of the 18th amendment. Organizations such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union made significant strides on promoting the temperance and the prohibition of alcohol. After World War I, women began to voice their opinions even louder insisting on women suffrage. The members of the National American Women Suffrage Association in particular believed that they proved to the population that women could be more than adequate and self-sustaining during the war, intact they were flourishing and deserved the right to vote as equal and able citizens. In 1920, women received the vote from the 19th Amendment. The social politics and progresses of women from the 1890s to 1925 gave women significant strides that pushed them into higher positions of American society. Not only was this movement political, but it was also economic and …show more content…
From working in the farm fields, to staying at home, to working in the factories, women have had a flux of ‘social standards’ that society deems fit. Nonetheless, during this time period, women who supported organizations that promoted suffrage were seen as radicals. Some housewives were depicted as unsupportive and taking advantage of their husbands. A major stereotype of women casted them as being too delicate to work long hours, such as in the 1908 Muller v. Oregon case (Doc B) that diminished women’s physical ability to work, progress was continuous. This case proved extremely detrimental to the women who advocated for equal rights. Spirits were depleted, but that did not stop the overwhelming push for equality and fairness. just as human beings are ever-growing creatures, females are constantly evolving and becoming better versions of themselves (Doc C). Most stereotypes of women during this time period did not help them gain acceptance into newly defined social ranks, but many political and economic advancements