The role of women in society has changed vastly throughout the years. Even from the 90’s to present day, women have many more rights and opportunities available than before. Just like now, there was a notable change in societal expectations surrounding women from the American Revolution to the Civil War. Movements such as republican motherhood and the cult of domesticity, as well as issues revolving around class and race, are what helped bring about a sense of greater value for women.
*In the early 1800s, Francis Cabot Lowell had the idea to organize the Boston Manufacturing Association in Waltham, Massachusetts. *The personnel primarily employed in these factories were young women and girls, later called “factory girls.” These factory girls were provided schooling and a place to live while working for the factories (Doc. D). The thought was that the experience these women had in the factories would be pleasant enough that they would one day send their own daughters to work in them. While factory life was by no means glamorous for these women, they were still considered to be a cut above slaves. When it …show more content…
*This meant that the woman was in charge or running everything from within the household, from instructing the servants on what to do to keeping a watchful eye on the children. It was common belief that men were superior to women, but it was claimed that this inequality assisted in making the bonds between women and men that much stronger (Doc. G). There was a notable emphasis on a woman’s skill set, typically including having the ability to knit or sew, or anything that was deemed a more feminine task (Doc. A). Moreover, the influence of women during this time in the nineteenth century was so great that it was said that a mother was what upheld the general virtues of the nation (Doc.
*In the early 1800s, Francis Cabot Lowell had the idea to organize the Boston Manufacturing Association in Waltham, Massachusetts. *The personnel primarily employed in these factories were young women and girls, later called “factory girls.” These factory girls were provided schooling and a place to live while working for the factories (Doc. D). The thought was that the experience these women had in the factories would be pleasant enough that they would one day send their own daughters to work in them. While factory life was by no means glamorous for these women, they were still considered to be a cut above slaves. When it …show more content…
*This meant that the woman was in charge or running everything from within the household, from instructing the servants on what to do to keeping a watchful eye on the children. It was common belief that men were superior to women, but it was claimed that this inequality assisted in making the bonds between women and men that much stronger (Doc. G). There was a notable emphasis on a woman’s skill set, typically including having the ability to knit or sew, or anything that was deemed a more feminine task (Doc. A). Moreover, the influence of women during this time in the nineteenth century was so great that it was said that a mother was what upheld the general virtues of the nation (Doc.