American Women In The Late 1800's

For decade women have been discriminated by society, all around the world. In many countries women are still treated as the inferior sex. “daily life for women in the early 1800s in Europe(Britain), was that of many obligations and few choices. Some even compare the conditions of women in time as a form of slavery.” (Smith, Kelley. "

However, with the outbreak of war and men being drafted into the military, women were called upon to fill the void in the workforce. Women took up jobs that were traditionally seen as "male" jobs, such as factory work and construction. This newfound sense of independence and self-sufficiency fundamentally changed the social landscape in America. Women felt empowered and capable of contributing to society in a meaningful way. As a result, after the war, women continued to work and contribute to the workforce, paving the way for advances in women's rights and the feminist movement.

During the civil war women had to find jobs or maybe even try and make their own job, because men had to fight and women never knew if they would see

First Generations: Women of Colonial America, written by Carol Berkin, is a novel that took ten years to make. Carol Berkin received her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. She has worked as a consultant on PBS and History Channel documentaries. Berkin has written several books on the topic of women in America. Some of her publications include: Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence (2004) and Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).

In the Gilded age or the start of the industrial era, women and children were forced to leave their homes and try and get jobs in factories that were fit for them. This era created many new job opportunities than before. The number of women who now had actual jobs had increased drastically. Even though all these jobs had opened up women were only seen fit to do small tasks such as desk jobs that require little knowledge and skill to be able to do. Women forced into the work force tended to be poorer struggling individuals whose children were bound to labor as well.

Throughout history discrimination has had a negative impact on people and has cause certain groups of people to suffer. Discrimination can be against people of different race, religion, gender and sexuality and in the late 1800’s women were one of the groups that were discriminated. Women had to fight hard to obtain the rights they now have in the 21st century and many of the women who fought for equal rights didn’t get to experience those rights since laws in their favor weren’t passed until years and years of fighting. In the late 1800’s American women were discriminated because they were not granted the same rights as men in the workforce, women had to be obedient to their husbands in their marriage and society had certain norms that women

American Women in the Late 1800’s Were married American women in the late 1800’s expected to restrict their sphere of interest to the home and the family? In the late 1800’s women were second-class citizens. Women were expected to limit their interest to the home and family. Women were not encouraged to obtain a real education or pursue a professional career. After marriage, women did not have the right to own their own property, keep their own wages, or sign a contract.

“Women couldn’t attend college to most states. The wages they earned working outside the home went to their husbands or fathers, not to them. And they were helpless to change the laws because they weren’t allowed to vote” (Blumenthal 10). Women were helpless and it was simply the men’s show.

Although the end on the 19th century gave way to the fruition of the “women era,” this movement was not able to address the desire for personal freedom, which meant that many women had to settle (Foner 654). However, once the 20th century arrived, many Americans began to abandon the 19th century mentality and began to realize that personal and industrial freedom should be a freedom for all, not just a select. This mentality can certainly be attributed to Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her book Women and Economics. In her book, Gilman points out the injustices and explains how giving women more economic and personal freedom can not only help their families but also “[contribute] to the vast improvement in health and happiness of the human race.” It is because of her and other influential women that helped create a movement strong enough to break down the boundaries of freedom and ultimately push for the passing of the 19th

After the Civil War, women were willing to gain the same rights and opportunities as men. The war gave women the chance to be independent, to live for themselves. Women’s anger, passion, and voice to protest about what they were feeling was the reason of making the ratification of the 19th amendment, which consisted of giving women the right to vote. One of the largest advancement of that era was the women’s movement for the suffrage, which gave them the reason to start earning

When the topic of the American revolution during the years 1765-1783 is discussed, the mind races through all the horrifying battles men fought, the declarations men made, the brave male soldiers they drafted, and the founding fathers who wrote the constitution. But what is rarely mentioned is all the behind the scenes work women were responsible for while men were off fighting in the military. The war disrupted their ordinary lives, and the everyday roles men were employed in needed to be filled. Women throughout the United States assumed untraditional roles to so that life would continue, now being involved in politics, factories, businesses, commanding the household, and helping during battle.

    During the 19th century, women were considered to only be held working in the household rather than any form of labor work due to the fact that they were considered to be weak and unable to obtain certain powers as men. They were expected to maintain all chores within the house, and take care of their children. Women were not allowed to leave the house, unless approved by the husband, nor were they able to vote, and have an education. All in all, women had unequal rights to men. Now, why was it that women had unequal rights to men other than the fact that they were considered to be “weak?”

Women’s Work Through out the years, there have been many arguments on whether or not women have the same rights as men. Many can easily answer that question and say no. This does not come as a surprise considering this is basically a man’s world and women just so happen to be here to clean, cook, and reproduce. Women in the nineteenth century lived in a society that was favored by men.

In the United States the past 88 years’ women have been fighting for change by protesting for the equal rights that they deserve. Even though they were given job and education opportunities they were not being treated equally in the past. Virginia Woolf mentions in Shakespeare’s Sister that women were limited, beat, and had no saying in anything. In this essay, I will argue that not much has changed for women in the United States; they are still fighting for human rights today such as: equal pay, not to be discriminated, and not to be brutalized. Equal pay is still a struggle for women of all races in the United States today.

Historically women haven’t even had jobs. They were expected to stay at home and take care of the household. According to the United States Department of Labor, women make up 47% of today’s U.S. labor force (United States Department of Labor, 2014). In 1890, women only made up 20% of the workforce (Waite, 1981).