African American Women In The 1800s Essay

When it came down to women, Native Americans and African Americans having roles in the community, they were extremely limited on what they were allowed to do. It was different for each culture but a majority of them were just stay at home moms for the children, slaves, and worked on the crops. They were not appreciated like men or men in war were. Living a life of walking on egg shells and being “property” to men was not the time to be alive. They had harsh lives because they were considered but property.

The daily life of women in the 1800’s was basically to be there to help reproduce children. The women were completely controlled by men their whole lives. First it was their fathers’ then brothers’ and then finally their husbands’. They had no say whatsoever when it came to decision making. The husbands basically had 100% control over the women, including her body and inheritance. If he wanted her to go out and reproduce with another man, she would have to or she would be faced with a punishment for not following orders. When it came down to wedding vows, the man wrote out the wife’s’ vows for her and made her repeat it word for word. If a women decided to be single and undermine the culture at that time she would be talked down to and made fun of for being different. Women were not allowed to divorce …show more content…
Not everyone is going to be the exactly same as one another. For example, the native American women did a majority of the work whereas women in the 1800’s were not allowed to do anything that would compromise the mans’ masculinity. All in all, everyone in the end ended up having the rights that they deserve, even though it took a century. We are still getting used to having women in the House of Representatives and having our first African American president 8 years ago. Culture and way life works is a mystery sometimes but it is always a fun experience when one learns more about their