Women's Role In The Nineteenth Century

Originally, women were only good for taking care of the house, raising the children, receptionist positions, nursing and educating the young ones. Men were seen as smarter, wiser, tougher and stronger, therefore, they were given higher wages than women for the same amount of worktime, voting rights, household authority and positions in political office. The popular and common belief before the nineteenth century was that men should be the household authority and have the role of family protector and provider. Therefore, the husbands and fathers participated in war, held positions like Senator or President, and didn’t cook the meals. Consequently, females were not given the chance to prove they should be treated equal and given the same rights …show more content…
The workers expected to go long hours with low pay, the machines were dangerous, often causing severe injuries, and there were not enough safety measures. After a terrible fire that killed more than a hundred workers, the women began to strike and protest for better wages, shorter hours and more safety measures in the factory. This was just the start in the changing of women’s role in the world. Key figures, who wanted a better life for all females, began to create national organizations, such as the General Federation of Women’s Club, the National Council of Jewish Women, National Association of Colored Women, and the National American Women Suffrage Association. The National American Women Suffrage Association was originally the National Women Suffrage Association until it and the later American Women Suffrage Association were joined …show more content…
Anthony. Catt chose teaching as her career after attending college then being a superintendent. Catt became the president of the NAWSA in the year 1900 and again in 1915. “Catt believed it was woman’s natural right to participate in politics on an equal basis with men. If women could vote, she argued, they would become a force for world peace and would help improve the conditions of life for themselves and their children” (Histroy.com Staff, 2009). Using her skills at arousing people’s attention, her determination to see her goals accomplished and her well put together campaigns, Catt overcame big odds and great setbacks in her leading role for a better future for all women. Based on her view that politics should be controlled by the people, not the office seekers, she created the League of women Voters in the year