The doctrine of separate spheres was the idea that men and women had different duties to perform in their daily life. The basic principle of the idea stated “The centerpiece of new ideas about gender relations was the notion that husbands found their status and authority in the new world of work, leaving wives to tend the hearth and home” (pg. 298) This meant that men controlled the life outside the home and left women in charge of maintain the household. This belief emerged during the 1830’s in the commercial northeast, where men attained manhood with hard work and good pay. In the 1830’s the United States was experiencing a market revolution, which lead to more better paying jobs for men to pursue. Due to the market revolution “Men were
