Every person coming to America was hesitant and scared of this transition so when …show more content…
You saw this come out when each white man that their father found for them, wanted the woman to stay home and tend to the household, take care of their children, and to make sure their was food on the table when he got home from work. Men didn’t want anything else— this path didn’t give women the opportunity to form an identity so a lot of women were starting to get fed up with the role they were expected to play. Others found this role nice and safe. According to their father, if you didn’t have a man to buy you nice things and to provide for the household, you were an embarrassment and absolutely nothing. However, the girls’ father also made it very clear that his wife and his daughters were expected to provide for him and to make sure he has a great life first, while his wife was always worried about the rent and bills that needed to be paid. His daughters, went out and earned the money for the family. The time they had to focus on themselves was