The evangelical development of the Second Great Awakening, and the progress of the Market revolution swept the nation during the first half of the nineteenth century. During the same decades, the role of women in America changed. The Market Revolution indicated the downturn of subsistence farming and the commercialization of the economic life of Americans. For the first time, factories arose, as textiles were progressively manufactured in mills like those in Lowell, Massachusetts. Although still treated lesser to men, women attained new opportunities in the working profession as teachers, nurses, and domestic service providers as a result of the Second Great Awakening, and the Market Revolution. Women also achieved a new sense of freedom in
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Previous to the revolutions, Women had stayed at the home, for the caring of the children, the husband and the property. But during the nineteenth century, women began to move out of their homes to work in factories. They started earning income, but the hours were long, and safety was not relevant as it is apparent through (Doc. B) a letter from a Lowell mill girl 1844. They worked 14 hour days, all in the interior of the mill. They were provided dorms by the mill ,in which they would rest and linger. There were also certain restrictions and regulations they had to follow, such as, a curfew. Due to the revolution, Women could now work as domestic servants, nurses, and teachers where they would yet again instill the youth with the correct ethics. Unfortunately,as soon as they get married, they were expected to give up their career and become good …show more content…
Before, women were constantly dependent on men. Society viewed women as weak, fragile, and pure. Before the market revolution and the Second Great Awakening, women were expected to follow the cult of domesticity, which basically said that the role of a woman was to raise excellent children. They believed that topics of conversation like the economy and politics were too profound subjects for women. After the revolution and the awakening, society allowed women to work outside of the home in certain places like the mills. Women started to become more outspoken and they made a statement to society by wearing bloomers, which were new types of clothing that women could wear under their skirts, as illustrated in an article called “Bloomer costume” in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, in 1851 (Doc E). Godey's Lady's Book spoke out against the injustice in the educational system and said that if women were to be the ones teaching America's youth, they should be subject to the same education that males were receiving, also the book said that women have an opinion that they shouldn't just be confined to taking care of their husband and family once they get married (Doc. C). Women also started to take stands and make movements on issues in society as illustrated in Dorothea Dix’s announcement to the Massachusetts legislature in 1843 regarding the Insane Asylum Reform, to stop
Previous to the revolutions, Women had stayed at the home, for the caring of the children, the husband and the property. But during the nineteenth century, women began to move out of their homes to work in factories. They started earning income, but the hours were long, and safety was not relevant as it is apparent through (Doc. B) a letter from a Lowell mill girl 1844. They worked 14 hour days, all in the interior of the mill. They were provided dorms by the mill ,in which they would rest and linger. There were also certain restrictions and regulations they had to follow, such as, a curfew. Due to the revolution, Women could now work as domestic servants, nurses, and teachers where they would yet again instill the youth with the correct ethics. Unfortunately,as soon as they get married, they were expected to give up their career and become good …show more content…
Before, women were constantly dependent on men. Society viewed women as weak, fragile, and pure. Before the market revolution and the Second Great Awakening, women were expected to follow the cult of domesticity, which basically said that the role of a woman was to raise excellent children. They believed that topics of conversation like the economy and politics were too profound subjects for women. After the revolution and the awakening, society allowed women to work outside of the home in certain places like the mills. Women started to become more outspoken and they made a statement to society by wearing bloomers, which were new types of clothing that women could wear under their skirts, as illustrated in an article called “Bloomer costume” in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, in 1851 (Doc E). Godey's Lady's Book spoke out against the injustice in the educational system and said that if women were to be the ones teaching America's youth, they should be subject to the same education that males were receiving, also the book said that women have an opinion that they shouldn't just be confined to taking care of their husband and family once they get married (Doc. C). Women also started to take stands and make movements on issues in society as illustrated in Dorothea Dix’s announcement to the Massachusetts legislature in 1843 regarding the Insane Asylum Reform, to stop