Examples Of After Republican Idealism

Before republican idealism, white men had the most rights. White men were praised and had everything go as planned. Women and African-Americans on the other hand had extremely reduced rights compared to white men. Unfortunately, the quality of life for women was barely acceptable; the quality of life for African-Americans was absolutely horrendous. Fortunately, after republic idealism and the revolutionary war, things had started to look up for women and African-Americans. First, lets speak about women’s rights after the revolutionary war. When women weren’t married they had the legal right to have any job that did not require a degree or certificate, and they could live wherever they desired. They could even sell or buy real estate, own livestock and slaves, could sue, or be care takers. This was of course only if they stayed single. African-Americans had almost no rights prior to republic idealism. In all actuality, African-Americans had just begun to receive all their basic human rights after republican idealism. Many African-Americans even became politically active. This …show more content…
The new Republic isn’t all it’s said to be, though. Oddly enough, when a woman had been married, her rights were reduced instead of increased. After a woman had been married, she basically could not be independent, whatsoever. Maggie MacLean states, “Under the legal doctrine of coverture, a wife became a feme covert and her identity was absorbed into that of her husband, symbolized by her taking of his name.” (MacLean, M. (2013, June 1). Women's Rights After the American Revolution. Retrieved October 9, 2015.) Women had absolutely no protection from their husbands making bad choices either. The only rights that married women had were their basic human rights and two dresses, along with multiple cooking utensils and a bed. Basic human rights are massively better than no rights at all,