Women'S Role In Society In The 1800s

Submitted by mastercire on June 13, 2005

Category: American History
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AP American History
12/13/2004
Women's Role in Society
During the early 1800's women were stuck in the Cult of Domesticity. Women had been issued roles as the moral keepers for societies as well as the nonworking house-wives for families. Also, women were considered unequal to their male companions legally and socially. However, women's efforts during the 1800's were effective in challenging traditional intellectual, social, economical, and political attitudes about a women's place in society.
The foundation of colleges for women as well as events at women's rights conventions intellectually challenged society's views on women's traditional roles. As education became more of a public governmental service, the educational opportunities for women......

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Title: Women In 1889
Approximate Word Count: 337
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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