Women in 19th century America were typically regarded as the lowly of family members, and were treated as such. Unskilled, powerless, and generally intended as house maids and caregivers with limited rights within each state. It was not until civil war broke out that women’s true abilities began to glisten and their recognition as knowledgeable, talented human beings turned evident. They pioneered new eras within the health system during the civil war, forced into a gender shift in roles2, which caused their rising participation in society and affected the morals and ideologies of men. This led to more vast implementations for women’s rights, as well as many economic changes thereafter.
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Poor families who did not own slaves or massive plantations, the women were left with around the house duties and maintaining and cultivating the farmlands and running businesses to generate the necessities required to help the family survive. These extra responsibilities gave all women more freedom in the household, as well as in society. By eliminating the ideology of the common housewife, a new idea arose that challenged the notion of male protection and support, thus the beginning of a new perception emerged, and continued to pervade even after the …show more content…
Some female slaves escaped to the North as free laborers because of their increase of workload and decrease in food in the south. 4 Harriet Tubman, a well-known abolitionist, created the Underground Railroad with the help of a network of anti-slavery advocates to free some “seventy enslaved families and friends.” She also served as a nurse and subsequently a spy for the Union Army. She would later on create the Women’s Suffrage movement. Many believed women would make great nurses because of their knowledge of caring for sick family members and those who found employment as nurses were often on the frontlines of war. One notable, famously known for her medical participation in the war effort was, Clara Barton. She was the founder of the American Red Cross and National First Aid Association of
This short paper will discuss and pinpoint the economic …show more content…
Poor families who did not own slaves or massive plantations, the women were left with around the house duties and maintaining and cultivating the farmlands and running businesses to generate the necessities required to help the family survive. These extra responsibilities gave all women more freedom in the household, as well as in society. By eliminating the ideology of the common housewife, a new idea arose that challenged the notion of male protection and support, thus the beginning of a new perception emerged, and continued to pervade even after the …show more content…
Some female slaves escaped to the North as free laborers because of their increase of workload and decrease in food in the south. 4 Harriet Tubman, a well-known abolitionist, created the Underground Railroad with the help of a network of anti-slavery advocates to free some “seventy enslaved families and friends.” She also served as a nurse and subsequently a spy for the Union Army. She would later on create the Women’s Suffrage movement. Many believed women would make great nurses because of their knowledge of caring for sick family members and those who found employment as nurses were often on the frontlines of war. One notable, famously known for her medical participation in the war effort was, Clara Barton. She was the founder of the American Red Cross and National First Aid Association of