Even women who were freeborn could not choose their husbands because that decision was left for her family to make. The lack of ability for a woman to make her own decisions contributed to the ambiguity between enslavement and being freeborn. Clifford, the son of Pa Palaganda, was known for having sexual relations with his female slaves. As Clifford became fond of his slave Ojebeta, he started to view her as a potential wife because she could read, write her name, sew, and cook civilized food. When Clifford disclosed his thoughts of one day marrying Ojebeta he simply told her what would transpire in a fairly non demanding way.
In 17th-century America, a married woman could not own or control property, even her own wages. She had no right to the custody of her children; nor could she buy or sell anything without her husband's permission, testify in court, sit on a jury, make a will, or sue. Women play many roles in today’s society. Most women are caretakers, mothers, wives, and daughters which in perspective can lead to a stereotypical judgment from a prejudice party. As the nurturer of a family mothers take presence over men in a setting where sensitivity is appropriate.
Women were viewed as men’s property so they had to do whatever the husband wanted them to do. Also they did the entire domestic work and look after the children. These views affected their lives as they couldn’t do many things like sue their husband for adultery, for beating them and if they tried to run away they’d be captured by the police and bought back to the husband. The women had to look after children and the domestic work which people then thought that this was all they were good for so they didn’t give them a good education or a well paying job. Finally the men didn’t think much of women for doing things that they could.
Women colleges C. Coeducation Conclusion The Fight for Women’s Rights Throughout history women have been hidden behind their husbands. They were not able to have a say in the household, hold a job with reasonable hours, or be able to earn reasonable pay. Many women would not speak up for themselves. Men took pleasure in their control over them. Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women to have legal rights, have better jobs, and higher education, even though many men shunned her.
In the nineteen hundreds, women couldn’t live and depend on themselves to make ends meet; therefore it was compulsory and essential for women to be married as they depended on the man incomes. Women in those days were housewives; they stayed at home and looked after the children, while the men went out to work. Men were considered as the “bread winners” of the organisation. Dobash and Dabashes study on domestic violence also supports the fact that women depended on men. In their studies, the women were continually harassed and abused, however they still stuck with their husbands.
She is willing to hire Carpetbaggers and freed slaves to get the cheapest labor for her business. The old southern society (that she has always been a part of) is disapproving of any associations with these groups of people. Scarlett, like Machiavelli believed that “Extreme situations call for extreme measures.” While the people around her lamented the “Old South” and watched their homes go on the auction blocks, she chose to fight for her plantation in any way that she saw fit. She took on the head of the household role in a time that was not accepting of women except as window dressing. Scarlett’s motivations are “derived from the power of the love of her subjects,” as Machiavelli suggests.
Women were usually uneducated, and in the household, they were expected to raise children, cook, and clean. A huge alteration took place whenever women became slaves to men and the men became the dominant power. Women were locked in their homes, and prohibited from social contact with males outside of their family. They also had to cover themselves with a veil alone or even with family, but
However, women’s lives remained tightly bound by a web of legal and cultural restrictions. Small girls watched their mothers defer to their fathers, and as young women they watched court systems prosecute few men and many women for crimes of fornication and adultery, especially those who bore a living shame of an illegitimate child. They soon learned that their marriages would be inferior in portion to their male siblings and that at their marriage they received not precious land buy livestock or household goods. In the south, because of the drive of economic pursuits that focused less on family structure, women
They weren’t allowed to enter many professions, from law to medical; or study in the prestigious schools of the males. During this time period, women were required to be the housekeepers and caretakers of the family. While the husbands were out working, the middle-class to high-class wives would perform household chores and take care of the children. The lower class women would often work outside of the house, but out in the world of discrimination, in mills and factories as underpaid laborers and servants. Women’s rights wasn’t an issue that was profoundly acknowledged until the late 18th, early 19th century.
During the nineteenth century women were considered inferior and expected to be submissive to men; their place is meant to be in the home raising the children and managing the plantation. Stowe considers housekeeping as one of the most essential duties of 19th century women: they have an obligation to govern their staff, manage household finances, and create a “heaven” for their families. Although the "separate spheres" philosophy is limiting because it confined women to the home, it also provides a model for a woman run government that separates from slavery. It is a disgrace for a woman to interfere in the place of men, or the workforce, as it is believed to be only for men. A key example of this would be Mrs. Shelby.